Table 3: Mean values ± standard deviation of clinical parameters in group II treated with standard scaling and root planning plus 30 mg CoQ10 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 |
2.17 ± 0.27a |
2.07 ± 0.32a |
0.77 ± 0.13a |
4.57 ± 0.44a |
4.79 ± 0.52a |
1 month |
0.62 ± 0.17b |
0.67 ± 0.17b |
0.36 ± 0.12b |
3.75 ± 0.45b |
3.8 ± 0.42b |
3 months |
0.26 ± 0.06c |
0.22 ± 0.08c |
0.1 ± 0.04c |
3.4 ± 0.37b |
3.39 ± 0.40b |
P value |
0.000* |
0.000* |
0.000* |
0.000* |
0.000* |