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. 2019 Jun 13;2019:9056590. doi: 10.1155/2019/9056590

Table 3.

Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of tumbo dentifrice against seven strains of the oral cavity (formulation with fluoride).

Microorganisms Part of the plant Evaluation time (hours) Mean ± SD Min Max p
S. mutans Pulp 24 21.0 ± 1.8 19.2 25.6 0.029
48 19.8 ± 1.4 17.9 22.3 0.178
Peel 24 14.9 ± 0.4 13.8 15.5 0.070
48 14.5 ± 0.4 13.5 15.2 0.178

E. faecalis Pulp 24 16.3 ± 3.9 12.9 25.3 p ≤ 0.001
48 13.8 ± 1.4 11.3 15.8 0.442
Peel 24 14.3 ± 0.3 13.8 14.9 0.205
48 13.9 ± 0.5 12.8 14.8 0.754

Actinomyces Pulp 24 19.0 ± 0.8 17.8 20.2 0.838
48 22.1 ± 1.3 19.9 24.6 0.717
Peel 24 18.9 ± 3.2 17.2 29.2 p ≤ 0.001
48 18.9 ± 3.2 17.2 29.2 p ≤ 0.001

Lactobacillus Pulp 24 21.0 ± 0.3 20.6 21.9 0.268
48 20.3 ± 0.5 19.6 21.2 0.795
Peel 24 18.1 ± 0.4 17.5 18.9 0.704
48 17.5 ± 0.4 16.8 18.2 0.765

C. albicans Pulp 24 17.4 ± 1.4 15.7 19.7 0.155
48 21.2 ± 1.9 17.0 23.6 0.180
Peel 24 21.1 ± 0.9 20.2 22.6 0.064
48 19.4 ± 3.1 9.8 22.0 p ≤ 0.001

S. sanguinis Pulp 24 15.3 ± 0.3 15.0 16.0 0.205
48 14.0 ± 0.3 13.7 14.9 0.057
Peel 24 15.5 ± 0.5 14.9 16.5 0.084
48 14.8 ± 0.5 14.0 16.2 0.126

S. oralis Pulp 24 14.4 ± 0.4 13.6 15.0 0.625
48 14.3 ± 0.7 12.9 15.5 0.932
Peel 24 17.0 ± 0.4 16.5 17.7 0.165
48 16.4 ± 0.5 15.6 17.0 0.029

All measurements were made in mm. Shapiro–Wilk test.