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Table 2.

S. mutans levels of each group with different follow-up times and statistical analysis between and within each group

Groups	T0	T1	T2	T3	p-value†
Group A	9.70 × 10¹⁴ ± 4.84 × 10¹⁵	9.15 × 10¹² ± 4.52 × 10¹³	1.27 × 10¹⁴ ± 5.89 × 10¹⁴	7.63 × 10¹¹± 2.79 × 10¹²	0.01* T0-T1 = 0.04 T0-T2 = 0.34 T0-T3 = 0.66 T1-T2 = 0.33 T1-T3 = 0.03 T2-T3 = 0.06
Group B	2.97 × 10¹⁶ ± 1.48 × 10¹⁷	4.81 × 10¹³ ± 1.98 × 10¹³	4.00 × 10¹² ± 1.99 × 10¹³	7.03 × 10¹³ ± 3.43 × 10¹⁴	0.58
p-value‡	0.001*	0.04*	0.04*	0.03*

Groups

p-value†

Group A

9.70 × 10¹⁴ ± 4.84 × 10¹⁵

9.15 × 10¹² ± 4.52 × 10¹³

1.27 × 10¹⁴ ± 5.89 × 10¹⁴

7.63 × 10¹¹± 2.79 × 10¹²

0.01*

T0-T1 = 0.04

T0-T2 = 0.34

T0-T3 = 0.66

T1-T2 = 0.33

T1-T3 = 0.03

T2-T3 = 0.06

Group B

2.97 × 10¹⁶ ± 1.48 × 10¹⁷

4.81 × 10¹³ ± 1.98 × 10¹³

4.00 × 10¹² ± 1.99 × 10¹³

7.03 × 10¹³ ± 3.43 × 10¹⁴

0.58

p-value‡

0.001*

0.04*

0.03*

S. mutans levels were given as mean ± standard deviation values; † refers statistical analysis with Friedman test with Bonferroni adjustment for intragroup comparison with 95% CI Difference and ‡ refers statistical analysis with Kruskal-Wallis Test for intergroup comparison with 95% CI Difference