Topical Application of Chlorhexidine Gel with Brush-On Technique in the Tailored Treatment of Plaque Induced Gingivitis
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | n. Patients | Decrease t0–t3 (%) | p Value | |
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FMPS | Study Control | 12 12 | 87% 75% | 0.03 * 0.03 * |
GI | Study Control | 12 12 | 84% 80% | 0.03 * 0.03 * |
Patients | Plaque Score (Means) | Gingival Index (Means) | |||||||||||
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n | Mean Age | Sex | t0 | t1 | t2 | t3 | Δ(t0–t3) | t0 | t1 | t2 | t3 | Δ(t0–t3) | |
Study group | 12 | 50 | F = 7 M = 5 | 2.11 SD = 0.6 | 1.09 SD = 0.3 | 0.63 SD = 0.2 | 0.31 SD = 0.1 | 1.83 SD = 0.5 | 1.6 SD = 0.5 | 0.9 SD = 0.3 | 0.54 SD = 0.2 | 0.26 SD = 0.1 | 1.34 SD = 0.4 |
Control group | 12 | 46 | F = 6 M = 6 | 1.16 SD = 0.5 | 0.58 SD = 0.4 | 0.46 SD = 0.4 | 0.48 SD = 0.3 | 0.87 SD = 0.3 | 1.87 SD = 1.1 | 1.46 SD = 1.4 | 0.87 SD = 0.5 | 0.68 SD = 0.5 | 1.17 SD = 0.6 |
p value | 0.21 | 0.68 | 0.16 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.42 | 0.049 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
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Nardi, G.M.; Grassi, R.; Campus, G.; Pareti, M.L.; Stasio, D.D.; Petruzzi, M.; della Vella, F. Topical Application of Chlorhexidine Gel with Brush-On Technique in the Tailored Treatment of Plaque Induced Gingivitis. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 6014. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10176014
Nardi GM, Grassi R, Campus G, Pareti ML, Stasio DD, Petruzzi M, della Vella F. Topical Application of Chlorhexidine Gel with Brush-On Technique in the Tailored Treatment of Plaque Induced Gingivitis. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(17):6014. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10176014
Chicago/Turabian StyleNardi, Gianna Maria, Roberta Grassi, Guglielmo Campus, Maria Letizia Pareti, Dario Di Stasio, Massimo Petruzzi, and Fedora della Vella. 2020. "Topical Application of Chlorhexidine Gel with Brush-On Technique in the Tailored Treatment of Plaque Induced Gingivitis" Applied Sciences 10, no. 17: 6014. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10176014
APA StyleNardi, G. M., Grassi, R., Campus, G., Pareti, M. L., Stasio, D. D., Petruzzi, M., & della Vella, F. (2020). Topical Application of Chlorhexidine Gel with Brush-On Technique in the Tailored Treatment of Plaque Induced Gingivitis. Applied Sciences, 10(17), 6014. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10176014