Table 1.
The number of bacteria to breed toothbrush for 4 weeks and significance levels
| |
1st week |
2nd week |
3rd week |
4th week |
p
1
|
p
2
|
p
3
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C(n = 96) | CHX(n = 91) | C(n = 96) | CHX(n = 91) | C(n = 96) | CHX(n = 91) | C(n = 96) | CHX(n = 91) | ||||
|
Streptococcus mutans |
89 (93%) |
42 (46%) |
72 (75%) |
25 (28%) |
66 (69%) |
19 (21%) |
57 (57%) |
8 (9%) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Escherichia coli |
78 (81%) |
30 (33%) |
41 (43%) |
16 (18%) |
36 (38%) |
13 (%14) |
34 (35%) |
8 (9%) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Staphylococcus epidermidis |
51 (53%) |
25 (28%) |
10 (10%) |
13 (14%) |
9 (9%) |
5 (6%) |
5 (5%) |
7 (8%) |
0.037 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
41 (43%) |
23 (25%) |
30 (31%) |
16 (18%) |
3 (3%) |
5 (6%) |
34 (35%) |
6 (7%) |
0.000 |
0.304 |
0.000 |
|
Enterococcus faecalis |
13 (14%) |
11 (12%) |
10 (10%) |
5 (6%) |
9 (9%) |
4 (4%) |
12 (13%) |
2 (2%) |
0.044 |
0.699 |
0.022 |
| Candida albicans | 17 (18%) | 6 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2%) | 0.542 | 0.000 | 0.323 |
p1 = The possibility in the comparison of breeding microorganisms on the toothbrushes in the control and chlorhexidine groups.
p2 = The possibility in the comparison of breeding microorganisms on the toothbrushes only in the control group.
p3 = The possibility in the comparison of breeding microorganisms only in the chlorhexidine group.
(P < 0.005 was accepted significant).