(a).
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LC50 | — | — | 62.3% | 23.7% | 19.6% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 6.8% | 7.4% |
Gingival fibroblasts were exposed to a series of dilutions of oral rinses, and LC50 was analyzed after 2 minutes. Values show the percentage of dilution based on the original formulation of oral rinse. For oral rinses #1 and #2, more than 50% of the cells remained vital after exposure, and, therefore, no LC50 was analyzed, indicated with —.