The Efficacy and Safety of a Herbal Toothpaste in Reducing Gingivitis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Allocation Clinical Trial

Table 1

Demographic data and examination status at the baseline.

Index		Control	Test	P value
Gender	Male	20 (35.7%)	20 (38.5%)	0.768
n (%)	Female	36 (64.3%)	32 (61.5%)
Age (±SD)		40.91±13.16	36.94±13.43	0.174
PI (±SD)		2.66±0.54	2.69±0.47	0.797
GI (±SD)		1.58±0.15	1.61±0.17	0.371
BI (±SD)		2.15±0.35	2.24±0.43	0.252
BOP (%)(±SD)		58.58±14.46	61.32±16.98	0.369

^aChi-squared test.
^bWilcoxon rank-sum test.
^cIndependent samples t test.
^dBOP% = bleeding sites on probing/total sites × 100%.