Table 3.

Colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml of each study group at different time intervals in the main study

Tooth number	TAP (group 1)		Ca(OH)2 (group 2)
	Day 6	Day 7	Day 2	Day 3
1	1.2×103	0	0	0
2	1×103	0	0	0
3	2.3×103	0	1.14×104	0
4	2.8×103	0	0	0
5	1.7×103	0	0	0
6	2.9×103	0	0	0
7	1.1×103	0	0	0
8	1×103	0	8.1×103	0
9	2.4×103	0	0	0
10	1.8×103	0	0	0
11	2.4×103	0	1.25×103	0
12	1.7×103	0	0	0
Mean	1.85×103	0	1.7×103	0
Standard deviation (SD)	0.693×103	0	3.828×103	0
P-value	P<0.001		P<0.001

TAP=Triple antibiotic paste, Ca(OH)₂=Calcium hydroxide