[Table/Fig-2]:
Inter group comparison of salivary S. mutans count, using one-way ANOVA.
| Time Interval and Intervention | N | Mean CFU | Std. Deviation | 95% CI | F-value | Reduction | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||||||
| Baseline | Mouthrinse Terminalia Chebula (1) | 37 | 162.7027 | 24.08303 | 154.6730 | 170.7324 | 1.17 | _ | 0.32 |
| Mouthrinse Terminalia Bellirica (2) | 37 | 162.5676 | 23.93921 | 154.5858 | 170.5493 | _ | |||
| Mouthrinse Embilica Officinalis (3) | 37 | 164.0541 | 22.99873 | 156.3859 | 171.7222 | _ | |||
| Mouthrinse Triphala (4) | 37 | 171.6216 | 25.52379 | 163.1116 | 180.1317 | _ | |||
| 5 minutes | Mouthrinse Terminalia Chebula (1) | 37 | 117.9730 | 22.03090 | 110.6275 | 125.3184 | 17.53 | 44.73 | 0.001 |
| Mouthrinse Terminalia Bellirica (2) | 37 | 129.0541 | 20.06371 | 122.3645 | 135.7436 | 33.51 | |||
| Mouthrinse Embilica Officinalis (3) | 37 | 141.3514 | 20.16077 | 134.6294 | 148.0733 | 22.70 | |||
| Mouthrinse Triphala (4) | 37 | 107.4324 | 22.34893 | 99.9809 | 114.8839 | 64.19 | |||
| 60 minutes | Mouthrinse Terminalia Chebula (1) | 37 | 116.6216 | 23.15569 | 108.9011 | 124.3421 | 25.84 | 46.08 | 0.001 |
| Mouthrinse Terminalia Bellirica (2) | 37 | 127.8378 | 20.63373 | 120.9582 | 134.7175 | 34.73 | |||
| Mouthrinse Embilica Officinalis (3) | 37 | 145.9459 | 20.87788 | 138.9849 | 152.9070 | 18.11 | |||
| Mouthrinse Triphala (4) | 37 | 102.4324 | 23.17271 | 94.7063 | 110.1586 | 69.19 | |||
CI - Confidence Interval