From: Effectiveness of three oral hygiene regimens on oral malodor reduction: a randomized clinical trial
Variables | Group A (n = 15) | Group B (n = 15) | Pvalue* | ||
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Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | ||
Age | 19.80 | 2.90 | 21.10 | 3.50 | 0.27 |
Volatile sulfur compounds (ppb) | 345.5 | 87.5 | 468.7 | 244.4 | 0.08 |
Present teeth | 27.60 | 0.51 | 27.87 | 0.35 | 0.11 |
Decayed teeth | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
Filled teeth | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
Missing teeth | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.11 |
Saliva flow rate | 0.58 | 0.19 | 0.48 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
Saliva pH | 7.00 | 0.39 | 7.05 | 0.40 | 0.75 |
Debris index | 0.83 | 0.20 | 0.89 | 0.24 | 0.47 |
Bleeding on probing | 12.47 | 7.62 | 12.07 | 8.97 | 0.90 |
Tongue coating | 12.40 | 4.19 | 11.47 | 5.21 | 0.59 |