Table 1. Effectiveness of Zataria multiflora Essence and Percentage Removal of C. albicans From Twenty Experimentally Contaminated Resin Acryl Plates ^a.

Disinfectants	Initial Culture b	After Disinfection b	Removing Ability %	P Value
Nystatin (gold)	721.5 ± 67.3	0	100	0.00001
DW (neg. control)	721.5 ± 67.3	567 ± 54	20.1	0.062
50 mg/mL Zataria	721.5 ± 67.3	0	100	0.00001
25 mg/mL Zataria	721.5 ± 67.3	0	100	0.00001
12.5 mg/mL Zataria	721.5 ± 67.3	81.5 ± 20.8	90	0.0001
6.25 mg/mL Zataria	721.5 ± 67.3	285 ± 38	60.5	0.001
3.125 mg/mL Zataria	721.5 ± 67.3	399.5 ± 45	44.7	0.015

^aAbbreviation: DW, distilled water.

^bData are presented as mean ± SD.