Table 2 BBI index scores at different time intervals with chitosan-based varnish and chlorhexidine-fluoride varnish
Time interval | Groups | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chitosan-based varnish (CHS) | Chlorhexidine-fluoride varnish (CFV) | |||
T0 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 95 (9) | 97 (9) | 192 (18) | 0.36 (1) |
Unacceptable | 5 (1) | 3 (1) | 8 (2) | |
T1 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 87 (4) | 92 (5) | 179 (9) | 0.18 (0.7) |
Unacceptable | 13 (6) | 8 (5) | 21 (11) | |
T2 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 92 (5) | 94 (9) | 186 (14) | 0.4 (0.05) |
Unacceptable | 8 (5) | 6 (1) | 14 (6) | |
T3 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 91 (6) | 89 (5) | 180 (11) | 0.41 (0.07) |
Unacceptable | 9 (4) | 11 (5) | 20 (9) | |
T4 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 94 (8) | 96 (8) | 190 (16) | 0.37 (1) |
Unacceptable | 6 (2) | 4 (2) | 10 (4) | |
T5 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 90 (7) | 95 (8) | 185 (15) | 0.14 (0.6) |
Unacceptable | 10 (3) | 5 (2) | 15 (5) | |
T6 | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Acceptable | 98 (10) | 95 (8) | 193 (18) | 0.22 (0.5) |
Unacceptable | 2 (0) | 5 (2) | 7 (2) | |