Table 2.

Summary of microbiological findings during the 7-day period (statistically significant results are mentioned)

Total colony count		Intra-group analysis		Inter-group analysis
		AMX	Placebo
		Aerobic and facultative bacteria decreased	No significant change	No significant difference
Number of bacterial species	Resistance	No significant change	No significant change	No significant difference
	Metabolism	Facultative species decreased	Anaerobic species increased	No significant difference
	Resistance-	Sensitive facultative species decreased.	Sensitive anaerobic species increased.	Sensitive facultative species decreased, while resistant anaerobic species increased in AMX compared to placebo.
	Metabolism	Resistant anaerobic species increased.		Sensitive anaerobic species increased in placebo compared to AMX.
	Morphology-Gram staining-Metabolism	Facultative Gram-positive cocci decreased. Anaerobic Gram-negative rods increased.	Anaerobic Gram-negative rods increased.	Facultative Gram-positive cocci decreased in AMX compared to placebo.

AMX: Amoxicillin group, Placebo: Placebo group