[Table/Fig-2]:
Comparison of before rinse and after rinse Streptococcus mutans colony counts within the three groups (Green coffee, Chlorhexidine, Sterile water) using paired t- test.
| Group | Mean | Std. Deviation | Std. rror Mean | t | df | Sig. (2-tailed) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Green coffee | Pair 1 | pre-post rinse | 51.53333 | 32.98672 | 8.51713 | 6.051 | 14 | <0.001* |
| B. Chlorhexidine | Pair 1 | pre- post rinse | 55.60000 | 27.56499 | 7.11725 | 7.812 | 14 | <0.001* |
| C. Sterile water | Pair 1 | pre- post rinse | 6.86667 | 16.31768 | 4.21321 | 1.630 | 14 | 0.125 |
Statistically significant.