[Table/Fig-13]:

Pair wise comparison of three groups with respect to salivary S. mutans count at different time intervals.

Time points	Groups	Group I	Group II	Group III
Baseline	Mean	104.25	89.71	100.25 p=0.8324 -
	Group I	-	p=0.0972
	Group II		-
	Group III	-	p=0.2866
1 month	Mean	4.00	2.58	4.42 p=0.8158 -
	Group I	-	p=0.1037
	Group II		-
	Group III		p=0.0248*
3 month	Mean	23.00	5.83	13.83 p≤0.001* -
	Group I	-	p≤0.001*
	Group II		-
	Group III		p=0.0004*
6 month	Mean	37.00	10.67	23.33 p≤0.001* -
	Group I	-	p≤0.001*
	Group II		-
	Group III		p≤0.001*

* denotes statistically significant (p<0.05)