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. 2024 Oct 23;16(10):e72240. doi: 10.7759/cureus.72240

Figure 1. Bacterial count in the oropharyngeal fluid .

Figure 1

The number of bacteria tends to increase after tooth brushing although not significant, while it immediately decreases and the effect continues even after six hours in the PV-I group.

PV-I: povidone iodine; h: hour