Photobiomodulation and Pain Reduction in Patients Requiring Orthodontic Band Application: Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients in each group.

Demographic characteristics
	Total sample	Trial group	Control group
	26	13	13
Age (mean, SD)	11.8 (3.6)	11.9 (3.7)	11.7 (3.7)
Male (%)	34.6	30.7	38.5
Female (%)	65.4	69.3	61.5
Clinical characteristics
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Oral plaque index	0.74 (0.21)	0.77 (0.18)	0.71 (0.24)
Gingival index 16	0.31 (0.32)	0.22 (0.30)	0.40 (0.33)
Gingival index 26	0.28 (0.31)	0.19 (0.27)	0.36 (0.33)
Probing pocket depth 16	2.22 (0.43)	2.09 (0.40)	2.35 (0.43)
Probing pocket depth 26	2.20 (0.31)	2.19 (0.25)	2.21 (0.37)
Clinical attachment level 16	0	0	0
Clinical attachment level 26	0	0	0