Comparative Evaluation of Azadirachta indica (Neem) Chip and Soft Tissue Diode Lasers as a Supplement to Phase I Periodontal Therapy in Localized Chronic Moderate Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 2

Intragroup comparison of change in PPD within each group.

Variable	Baseline	21 days	30 days	value
SRP	4.43 ± 0.51	3.79 ± 0.58	3.14 ± 0.54	0.001
SRP + neem	4.57 ± 0.51	2.64 ± 0.50	2.14 ± 0.36	0.001
SRP + laser	4.50 ± 0.52	3.00 ± 0.56	2.43 ± 0.51	0.001

Repeated measure ANOVA test. Significant difference at .