Table 1.

The mean log₁₀, standard deviation (SD) values and results of repeated measures ANOVA and Tukey’s tests for comparison between log₁₀ CFU of bacterial counts in all groups at different time periods

Time	TAP group	Propolis group	Positive control	Negative control	P-value
	Mean log10 ± SD	Mean log10 ± SD	Mean log10 ± SD	Mean log10 ± SD
Base line	3.65 Ab ± 0.33	3.88 Ab ± 0.15	4.00 Aa ± 0.02	0.00 Ac ± 0.00	<.001*
3 weeks	2.63 Bb ± 0.13	2.99 Bb ± 0.09	4.84 Ba ± 0.40	0.00 Ac ± 0.00	<.001*
P-value	.015*	.002*	.003*	Not computed

*: Significant at P ≤ .05, Different small superscripts in the same row are statistically significantly different. Different capital superscripts in the same column are statistically significantly different. TAP: Triple antibiotic paste