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

Table 2

Comparison of the mean gingival value scores between the groups.

Gingival Index (GI)	Chlorhexidine	Probiotics	Control
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
1^st week	1.09 ± 0.48	1.03 ± 0.58	1.24 ± 0.12
2^nd week	0.96 ± 0.43	0.80 ± 0.49	1.35 ± 0.27
value	0.10	0	0.11
2^nd week	0.96 ± 0.43	0.80 ± 0.49	1.35 ± 0.27
3^rd week	0.84 ± 0.53	0.54 ± 0.37	1.31 ± 0.46
value	0.09	0.05	0.59
3^rd week	0.84 ± 0.53	0.54 ± 0.37	1.31 ± 0.46
4^th week	0.55 ± 0.52	0.16 ± 0.18	1.23 ± 0.10
value	0.01	0.11	0.66
1^st week	1.09 ± 0.48	1.03 ± 0.58	1.24 ± 0.12
4^th week	0.55 ± 0.52	0.16 ± 0.18	1.23 ± 0.10
value	0	0.39	0.54

Statistically significant at .