Clinical parameter assessed | For both groups |
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Pocket depth (PD) | PD was assessed from the gingival margin to the base of the pocket with PD in both groups greater than 5 and less than 8 |
plaque index (PI) | The measurement of the state of oral hygiene evaluated by the presence or absence of visible plaque present at the tooth margin with gingiva the following score: • Score 0: No plaque • Score 1: Plaque only recognized by disclosing tab or using a running probe • Score 2: moderate deposition of the plaque can be seen by the naked eye • Score 3: excess of soft matter within the gingival pocket and or on the gingival margin or tooth • With score 0 excellent, 0.1–0.9 good,1-1.9fiar, and 2–3 poor All patients revealed positive attitudes towards oral hygiene with being in the category of good oral hygiene at the re-evaluation phase |
Bleeding on probing (BOP) | (BOP) was assed as; Score (0): Healthy gingiva; no bleeding upon insertion of periodontal probe interproximal Score (1): Edematous, reddened gingiva; no bleeding upon insertion of periodontal probe interproximal Score (2): Bleeding without flow upon periodontal probe interproximal Score (3): Bleeding with flow along gingival margin upon insertion of periodontal probe interproximal Score (4): Copious bleeding upon insertion of periodontal probe interproximal Score (5): Severe inflammation, marked redness with liability to spontaneous bleeding. All patients of both groups showed positive oral hygiene with a decreased mean value of BOP from the base to the re-evaluation phase |
Tooth mobility (TM) | with giving score M0: Physiological mobility, M1: Slightly increased mobility, M2: Definitive considerable increase in mobility but no impairment of function, M3: Extreme mobility, a loose tooth that would be incompatible with function. All patients of groups selected with grade mobility from M0, M1, and M2 only. Cases of M3 mobility were completely excluded. |