Research Article

The Influence of Ethanolic Extract of Brazilian Green Propolis Gel on Hygiene and Oral Microbiota in Patients after Mandible Fractures

Table 1

Mean values and standard deviations (SD) of oral hygiene (OHI, API) and sulcus bleeding indexes (SBI) in studied groups of patients.

Parameter⁢Study group CA ()⁢Study group CC ()
Average(Range)SDAverage(Range)SD

API I55.69(42–100)27.5051.31(28.5–83)17.44

API II43.02(31–75)20.3543.95(26–69.5)13.56

API III31.85(23–50)14.8936.98(21.7–65)12.36

SBI I1.320–0.5 (0%)0.601.210–0.5 (0%)0.70
0.5–1.5 (56%)0.5–1.5 (73%)
1.5–2.5 (44%)1.5–2.5 (27%)

SBI II1.030–0.5 (0%)0.491.210–0.5 (7%)0.59
0.5–1.5 (75%)0.5–1.5 (73%)
1.5–2.5 (25%)1.5–2.5 (20%)

SBI III0.770–0.5 (19%)0.440.940–0.5 (13%)0.54
0.5–1.5 (81%)0.5–1.5 (80%)
1.5–2.5 (0%)1.5–2.5 (7%)

OHI I1.450–0.5 (0%)0.611.260–0.5 (6.5%)0.43
0.5–1.5 (69%)0.5–1.5 (67%)
1.5–2.5 (25%)1.5–2.5 (20%)
2.5–3.5 (6%)2.5–3.5 (6.5%)

OHI II1.030–0.5 (0%)
0.5–1.5 (75%)
1.5–2.5 (25%)
0.441.020–0.5 (6.7%)0.38
0.5–1.5 (80%)
1.5–2.5 (6.7%)
2.5–3.5 (6.7%)

OHI III0.700–0.5 (37.5%)0.270.830–0.5 (13.2%) 0.38
0.5–1.5 (56%)0.5–1.5 (73.5%)
1.5–2.5 (6.5%)1.5–2.5 (13.2%)

I: first visit, day 1 after the surgery (before CA or CC gel application, baseline).
II: second visit, day 8 after the surgery.
III: third visit, day 22 after the surgery (following CC or CA gel application, final assessment).