Results
bleeding
BLEEDING, PLAQUE
Initially, 35 patients were assessed for eligibility, of whom three did not meet the inclusion criteria, and four declined to participate in the study (Fig. 
Details of patient enrollment, intervention allocation, and analysis
Comparison of general and baseline characteristics between groupsAbbreviations: N, number; SD, standard deviation; BOP, bleeding on probing; GI, gingival index; PI, plaque index; PPD, pocket probing depthFour weeks after intervention, BOP was significantly lower with Anaheal compared to placebo (P = 0.014). There was no significant difference in GI between groups (P = 0.120). Mean PI was lower and mean PPD higher in the Anaheal group; however, it did not reach statistically significant levels (P = 0.520 and P = 0.051, respectively) (Table 
Periodontal indices four weeks after interventionAbbreviations: N, number; SD, standard deviation; BOP, bleeding on probing; GI, gingival index; PI, plaque index; PPD, pocket probing depth*Analyzed by the Fisher’s exact test†Analyzed by the independent t-test