Table 2.
Minimum inhibitory concentration of ciprofloxacin and chlorhexidine against Streptococcus mutans.
| Ciprofloxacin concentration (µg/ml) |
% inhibition | Chlorhexidine concentration (µg/ml) |
% inhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0.25 | 48.91 | 4.00 | 87.50 |
| 0.5 | 79.28 | 8.00 | 88.27 |
| 1.0 | 81.00 | 16.00 | 91.24 |
| 2.0 | 88.30 | 32.00 | 94.79 |
| 4.0 | 88.05 | 64.00 | 95.05 |
| 8.0 | 94.49 | 128.00 | 96.64 |
| 16.00 | 92.65 | 256.00 | 97.71 |
| 0.00 | 81.00 | 0.00 | 88.27 |
| MIC | 0.5 | MIC | <4 |