Table 1.
Total no. of samples in which microbial growth seen in Algin gum hydrocolloid impression sample
| Type of microorganisms | A | B | C | D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Strepto viridans | 15 | 25.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Diptheroids | 13 | 22.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Strepto pneumoniae | 9 | 15.3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Candida albicans | 7 | 11.9 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Pseudo aerugenosa | 4 | 6.8 | ||||||
| Staph albus | 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Strepto haemolyticus | 2 | 3.4 | ||||||
| E. coli | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Staph aureus | 1 | 1.7 | ||||||
| Strepto faecalis | 5 | 8.3 | ||||||
| No growth | 0 | 18 | 72 | 21 | 84 | 24 | 96 | |
A Control group, B Glutaraldehyde, C Sodium Hypochlorite, D Ultraviolet chamber
There was presence of more than one microbial growth in each impression