Laser Supported Reduction of Specific Microorganisms in the Periodontal Pocket with the Aid of an Er,Cr:YSGG Laser: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Clinical Parameters at baseline and 6 months after treatment.

	Baseline	6 months	Mean reduction
Test group	5.28 ± 0.91	3.36 ± 0.72^a	1.92 ± 0.64
Control group	5.11 ± 0.83	3.22 ± 0.52^a	1.89 ± 0.76

; values represent statistically significant changes from baseline within each group.