Table 1.
The area of pseudo-plaque removal after brushing with the silicone mouth swab varying hardness levels –20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 Shore A
|
Silicone mouth swab hardness levels (Shore A) |
n |
Mean area of pseudo-plaque removal after brushing (mm 2 ) |
Standard deviation |
Standard error |
95% Confidence interval |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Upper bound |
Lower bound |
|||||
|
20 |
16 |
62,188.94 |
839.67 |
209.91 |
57,478.61 |
66,899.27 |
|
30 |
16 |
85,669.94 |
291.97 |
247.99 |
80,878.45 |
90,461.42 |
|
40 |
16 |
152,460.75 |
335.38 |
258.84 |
134,857.43 |
170,064.07 |
|
50 |
16 |
252,090.81 |
1,481.45 |
1,270.36 |
224,658.28 |
279,523.34 |
|
60 |
16 |
452,684.81 |
2,900.9 |
2,725.22 |
387,195.55 |
518,174.08 |