Research Article

Influence of Propolis on Hygiene, Gingival Condition, and Oral Microflora in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Treated with Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Table 2

Summary scores of API, OPI, and GI in baseline and final study.

BaselineFinal study
API%OPIGIAPI%OPIGI

Propolis group
 Mean64.142.141.7462.001.691.14
 Minimum16.60.330.1610.61.250.16
 Maximum10.04.002.66100.02.802.83
 Std.dev.29.980.650.5128.430.430.48
Control group
 Mean64.482.251.6963.942.211.61
 Minimum13.90.160.168.330.160.16
 Maximum100.03.162.83100.04.002.83
 Std.dev.28.010.610.5424.460.710.68
Mean ± std.dev.
64.31 ± 28.732.19 ± 0.681.71 ± 0.52
63.97 ± 26.441.89 ± 0.581.37 ± 0.58