[Table/Fig-3]:

Average streptococcus mutans counts at baseline, 7 days , 30 days and after 6 months

	group	N	Mean	Std. Deviation	t
0 Day	Group A	30	72.70	14.128	0.186 p=.853 ns
	Group B	30	73.37	13.677
7Days	Group A	30	77.33	11.293	4.287 p<0.001 vhs
	Group B	30	63.87	12.982
30 Days	Group A	30	79.90	11.183	6.368 p<0.001 vhs
	Group B	30	60.03	12.920
6 Months	Group A	30	72.80	13.828	0.550 p=.584 ns
	Group B	30	74.70	12.909

P<0.001- Significance; N = Number of subjects; t- Students paired; t test value; ns = Not significant; vhs = very highly significant; Group A- control; Group B - intervention