[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