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S. mutans survival rate and antibacterial efficacy of the groups investigated. The survival rate (Sr) and Treatment efficacy (Te) were calculated using the following equations: Sr=(Nf/N0)100% and Ae=(N0-Nf/N0)100%, where N0 is the initial population and Nf is the viable population after the treatments.
