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. 2016 May 1;10(5):ZC20–ZC23. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17705.7747

[Table/Fig-3]:

Analysis of variance (One Way ANOVA) of mean diameter of zone of inhibition of bacterial growth comparing antimicrobial activity tested irrigants.

Organism Irrigant N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval for Mean F value p value
Lower Bound Upper Bound
C. albicans QMiX 6 3.6333 0.10328 0.04216 3.5249 3.7417 934.101 < 0.01**
Guava Leaf extract 6 2.0000 0.08944 0.03651 1.9061 2.0939
Aloe vera extract 6 0.9167 0.07528 0.03073 0.8377 0.9957
2.5% NaOCl 6 2.0333 0.10328 0.04216 1.9249 2.1417
2% Chlorhe-xidine 6 3.2500 3.2500 0.02236 3.1925 3.3075
Total 30 2.3667 2.3667 0.18127 1.9959 2.7374
E. faecalis QMiX 6 3.5333 0.08165 .03333 3.4476 3.6190 635.558 < 0.01**
Guava Leaf extract 6 1.9167 0.11690 .04773 1.7940 2.0394
Aloe vera extract 6 1.0333 0.08165 .03333 0.9476 1.1190
2.5% NaOCl 6 2.2167 0.07528 .03073 2.1377 2.2957
2% Chlorhe-xidine 6 3.1167 0.11690 0.04773 2.9940 3.2394
Total 30 2.3633 0.90572 0.16536 2.0251 2.7015

* The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.

** Highly significant