Table 1: Comparing the mean values of pH changes of saliva with unfilled and filled chocolates
| Mean value | Before eating | Immediate | 5 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 20 minutes | 30 minutes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 6.772 | 6.425 | 6.217 | 6.027 | 5.930 | 5.895 | 5.899 | |||||||
| Diet | 6.386 | 6.249 | 6.307 | 6.143 | 6.207 | 6.203 | 6.280 | |||||||
| Dark | 6.473 | 6.275 | 6.243 | 5.947 | 6.011 | 6.050 | 6.129 | |||||||
| Caramel | 6.215 | 6.053 | 6.433 | 5.947 | 5.817 | 5.893 | 5.937 | |||||||
| Fruit and nut | 6.677 | 6.076 | 6.263 | 6.003 | 5.750 | 5.713 | 5.767 | |||||||
| Coconut | 6.650 | 6.197 | 6.180 | 6.042 | 5.903 | 5.720 | 5.843 | |||||||
| Total | 6.529 | 6.290 | 6.199 | 6.018 | 5.936 | 5.921 | 5.967 | |||||||
| Standard Deviation | ||||||||||||||
| Milk | 0.3448 | 0.3506 | 0.3668 | 0.3258 | 0.2087 | 0.2002 | 0.2979 | |||||||
| Diet | 0.4482 | 0.3498 | 0.3275 | 0.3115 | 0.2864 | 0.2871 | 0.2941 | |||||||
| Dark | 0.2516 | 0.2153 | 0.2515 | 0.1943 | 0.3125 | 0.2840 | 0.2443 | |||||||
| Caramel | 0.2502 | 0.2006 | 0.3324 | 0.1943 | 0.1724 | 0.2132 | 0.2205 | |||||||
| Fruit and nut | 0.4352 | 0.4037 | 0.3499 | 0.2539 | 0.3432 | 0.1807 | 0.1807 | |||||||
| Coconut | 0.2428 | 0.2318 | 0.2748 | 0.2464 | 0.3285 | 0.1789 | 0.2712 | |||||||
| Total | 0.3859 | 0.3243 | 0.3209 | 0.2644 | 0.3149 | 0.2791 | 0.3119 | |||||||
| P-value | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.279 | 0.040 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | |||||||