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

Table 2

Mean of TGF-β1 on the 7th and 14th day in the respective treatment group.

Group	Sample	7th day	14th day	p
		(Mean ± SD)	(Mean ± SD)
Treatment (SRP + VCO gel)	5	4.50 ± 1.803	6.20 ± 1.581	0.008
Positive control (SRP + metronidazole gel)	5	7.50 ± 1.658	11.00 ± 1.871	0.078
Negative control (SRP)	5	9.00 ± 1.871	13.75 ± 2.586	0.078