Virgin Coconut Oil as a New Concept for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration via Expressions of TNF-α and TGF-β1

Table 1

Mean of TNF-α expression on the 7th and 14th day in each treatment group.

Group	Sample	7th day	14th day	p
		(Mean ± SD)	(Mean ± SD)
Treatment (SRP + VCO gel)	5	4.25 ± 1.920	5.25 ± 1.299	0.048
Positive control (SRP + metronidazole gel)	5	6.25 ± 1.920	9.00 ± 1.414	0.192
Negative control (SRP)	5	10.50 ± 1.118	14.25 ± 2.681	0.032