Effect on probing depth
MINST, bleeding, SD
BLEEDING, PLAQUE
The mean per-patient PPD dynamics in moderate (baseline PPD 4–6 mm) and deep (baseline PPD ≥7 mm) pockets are presented in Clinical characteristics of sample population at the baseline and after 8 weeks.Significance level is .05 are shown in bold.Paired-samples Related-samples Wilcoxon signed rank test (α=0.05).One-sample BOP, bleeding on probing; CAL, clinical attachment level; MINST, minimally invasive nonsurgical therapy; PACN, proanthocyanidins; PI, plaque index; PPD, pocket probing depth.The mean PPD for moderate pockets in the MINST group significantly differs from the mean PPD for moderate pockets in the MINST + PACNs group at baseline (In both groups, the mean per-patient PPD of moderate and deep pockets reduced statistically significantly after 8 weeks compared to baseline. Specifically, after 8 weeks in the MINST group the mean per-patient PPD reduced from 5.0 (SD = 0.3) mm to 2.1 (SD = 0.6) mm in moderate pockets (The comparison of mean per-patient change in PPD between the 2 treatment types revealed that on average the change in PPD was statistically significantly greater in moderate pockets in the MINST + PACNs group compared to the MINST group (Effect of MINST and MINST + PACNs on change in clinical parameters after 8 weeks from baseline.Significance level is .05 are shown in bold.Independent-samples Independent-samples Mann–Whitney test (α=0.05).BOP, bleeding on probing; CAL, clinical attachment level; MINST, minimally invasive nonsurgical therapy only; PACN, proanthocyanidins; PI, plaque index; PPD, pocket probing depth.Specifically, in moderate pockets the application of adjunctive PACNs resulted in a 0.5-mm greater per-patient PPD reduction (