A Randomized Clinical Trial of Schinus terebinthifolius Mouthwash to Treat Biofilm-Induced Gingivitis

Table 5

Gingival inflammation levels at baseline and 10 days after using chlorhexidine 0.12% or S. terebinthifolius mouthwashes. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations.

	Experimental arm; S. terebinthifolius mouthwash; (𝑛=14)	Control arm; Chlorhexidine 0.12%; (𝑛=13)	P value
GBI baseline	17.09±5.45^a	18.59±5.15^a	0.4710*
GBI after 10 days	11.74±4.03^b	13.21±6.58^b	0.4858*
	𝑃<0.0001^∗∗	𝑃=0.0027^∗∗

∗Paired 𝑡-test; ∗∗unpaired 𝑡-test.
Different letters in the same column indicate statistically significant differences.