Table 2: Mean values ± standard deviation of clinical parameters in group I treated with standard scaling and root planning plus 20mg doxycycline twice/day for 3 months. Letters a, b, and c refer to the degree of significance at *P<0.05; significant difference was found among groups marked by different letters (a,b,c) and no significant difference was found among groups marked by similar letters.
Time |
Gingival Index |
Plaque Index |
Bleeding Index |
Pocket Depth |
Clinical Attachment Loss |
Baseline |
2.49 ± 0.33a |
2.41 ± 0.26a |
0.89 ± 0.06a |
5.29 ± 0.50a |
5.44 ± 0.48a |
1 Month |
0.66 ± 0.14b |
0.65 ± 0.11b |
0.37 ± 0.14b |
4.34 ± 0.61b |
4.44 ± 0.53b |
3 Months |
0.39 ± 0.09c |
0.31 ± 0.10c |
0.27 ± 0.17b |
3.61 ± 0.58c |
3.79 ± 0.58c |
P Value |
0.00* |
0.00* |
0.00* |
0.00* |
0.00* |