Research Article

Oral Health of Patients Treated with Acrylic Partial Dentures Using a Toothpaste Containing Bee Product

Table 2

OHI ranges: assessment for study and control groups.

Oral hygiene assessment (interproximal spaces)
T1Mean ± standard deviationT2Mean ± standard deviationT3Mean ± standard deviation

Study group (A)0–0.555.5%0–0.566.6%0.0132210–0.588.8%0.000468
0.6–144.5%0.6–134.4%0.6–111.1%
1.1–20%1.1–20%1.1–20%
2.1–30%2.1–30%2.1–30%

Control group (C)0–0.558%0–0.563%0.3523560–0.568.4%0.382331
0.6–121%0.6–121%0.6–131.6%
1.1–216%1.1–216%1.1–20%
2.1–35%0.0063700.0000022.1–30%

Study (A) versus control (C) ()0.0973010,0063700,000002

T1 (1): preliminary examination before hygiene procedure; T2 (2): examination after 7 days; T3 (3): 28 days after the initial examination.