[Table/Fig-7]:
Level of occlusion at the end of 3rd day.
| Level of occlusion* | Toothpaste group | Mouthwash group | Control group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1a | Group 1b | Group 2a | Group 2b | N=10 | ||
| N=5 | N=5 | N=5 | N=5 | |||
| Open dentinal tubules without occlusion | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 100% | <0.001 (Statistically significant) |
| Partial dentinal tubule occlusion | 100% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 0% | |
| Nearly complete dentinal tubule occlusion | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Chi-square test was applied.