Table 5: Statistical comparison (by unpaired t-test) of S. mutans (in cfu/ml) of mean change at various levels between groups IIA and IIB
| Groups | Levels | ||||||||||
| 1st day morning | 1st day evening | 4th day evening | 7th day morning | 7th day evening | |||||||
| Group IIA | 9.00 ± 16.80 | 14.00 ± 20.79 | 28.50 ± 33.25 | 35.00 ± 37.78 | 47.00 ± 39.59 | ||||||
| Group IIB | 20.50 ± 28.52 | 44.50 ± 32.18 | 77.00 ± 36.98 | 93.50 ± 53.07 | 100.50 ± 60.07 | ||||||
| p-value | > 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||||||
| Significance | NS | S | S | S | S | ||||||
NS - not significant, S - significant