Comparative Evaluation of Plaque Inhibitory and Antimicrobial Efficacy of Probiotic and Chlorhexidine Oral Rinses in Orthodontic Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 1

Comparison of the mean plaque value scores between the groups.

Plaque Index (PI)	Chlorhexidine	Probiotics	Control
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
1^st week	0.88 ± 0.46	0.78 ± 0.34	1.07 ± 0.21
2^nd week	0.70 ± 0.53	0.66 ± 0.31	1.45 ± 0.43
value	0.03	0.05	0.25
2^nd week	0.70 ± 0.53	0.66 ± 0.31	1.45 ± 0.43
3^rd week	0.52 ± 0.45	0.52 ± 0.32	1.29 ± 0.42
value	0.12	0	0.76
3^rd week	0.52 ± 0.45	0.52 ± 0.32	1.29 ± 0.42
4^th week	0.34 ± 0.44	0.18 ± 0.22	1.10 ± 0.52
value	0	0.07	0
1^st week	0.88 ± 0.46	0.78 ± 0.34	1.07 ± 0.21
4^th week	0.34 ± 0.44	0.18 ± 0.22	1.10 ± 0.52
value	0	0.13	0.87

Statistically significant at .