Table 6.
Distribution of data of bacterial count and statistical comparisons within and between groups.
| Subjects with CFU/ml > 105 (t0) | t0 versus t1 | Subjects with CFU/ml > 105 (t1) | t1 versus t2 | Subjects with CFU/ml > 105 (t2) | t0 versus t2 | ||
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| S. Mutans | Control group | 0% | n.s. | 15% | n.s. | 15% | n.s. |
| Study group | 0% | n.s | 5% | ∗ | 45% | ∗ | |
| Differences between groups | n.s. | ∗ | ∗ | ||||
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| Lactobacilli | Control group | 10% | n.s. | 0% | n.s. | 10% | n.s. |
| Study group | 0% | n.s. | 5% | ∗ | 35% | ∗ | |
| Differences between groups | ∗ | n.s. | ∗ | ||||
n.s.: not significant; ∗p < 0.05.