Crossover Analysis of the Astringent, Antimicrobial, and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Illicium verum/Star Anise in the Oral Cavity

Table 2

Clinical parameters of group A and group B at different stages of study.

Group	Clinical parameters	Baseline 1	First FU	value	Baseline 2	Second FU	value
		A	Gingival index					0.04			0.28
Papillary bleeding index				0.02			0.09
Microbial count				0.01			0.26
B	Gingival index			0.53			0.04
	Papillary bleeding index			0.14			0.03
	Microbial count			0.26			0.01

FU: follow-up. Statistically significant.