Research Article

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

Table 3

SBI ranges: assessment for study and control groups.

Sulcus Bleeding Index assessment
The assessment criteriaT1T2T3Friedman’s ANOVA test ()/Kendall’s coefficient of concordanceWilcoxon signed-rank test

Study group (A)Normal gingiva
SBI < 10%
50%72.5%100%/0.71010 (1) : (2): 0.003283
(2) : (3): 0.001474
(1) : (3): 0.000982
Bleeding on probing50%27.5%0%

Control group (C)Normal gingiva
SBI < 10%
53%65.5%65.5%/0.12247 (1) : (2): 0.726768
(2) : (3): 0.286004
(1) : (3): 0.572082
Bleeding on probing47%34.5%34.5%

Mann–Whitney test ()0.3461970.0127130.000001

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