Comparison of dental pulp periodontal therapy and conventional simple periodontal therapy as treatment modalities for severe periodontitis

Table 2 Comparison of periodontal status between the two groups before and after treatment (mean ± SD)

Group	n	PLI	MD (mm)	SBI	PPD (mm)
Before treatment
Research	42	7.88 ± 0.68	3.39 ± 0.39	6.45 ± 0.65	5.39 ± 0.63
Control	42	8.01 ± 0.73	3.45 ± 0.37	6.68 ± 0.61	5.54 ± 0.70
t		0.951	0.797	1.843	1.137
P value		0.344	0.427	0.068	0.258
After treatment
Research	42	4.71 ± 0.16	0.61 ± 0.09	0.96 ± 0.17	0.76 ± 0.26
Control	42	5.35 ± 0.24	0.93 ± 0.15	1.35 ± 0.30	1.04 ± 0.41
t		15.845	13.064	8.077	4.119
P value		0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

PLI: Plaque index; MD: Mobility; SBI: Sulcus bleeding index; PPD: Pocket probing depth.