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. 2019 Jun 21;11(6):e4968. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4968

Table 1. Inter- and intra-group comparison of Streptococcus mutans values between the three groups at all three phases of intervention.

Colony-forming units per microlitre (CFUs/uL).

Group	Variables	1^st Phase			2^nd Phase			3^rd Phase
Group	Variables	Mean (CFUs/uL)	SD	Sig. (two-tailed)	Mean (CFUs/uL)	SD	Sig. (two-tailed)	Mean (CFUs/uL)	SD	Sig. (two-tailed)
Cocoa Bean Husk	Baseline	2.108	.952	.032	1.644	1.652	.021	2.444	1.781	.023
Cocoa Bean Husk	Final	1.610	.792	.032	.909	.730	.021	1.812	1.477	.023
Chlorhexidine	Baseline	2.473	.812	.001	2.004	1.074	.014	1.672	.683	.013
Chlorhexidine	Final	1.904	.547	.001	1.372	.771	.014	1.138	.757	.013
Ginger	Baseline	2.676	.980	.040	1.161	.845	.044	1.589	1.002	.048
Ginger	Final	2.108	.692	.040	.832	.734	.044	1.274	.887	.048
Inter group p-value		0.041			0.004			0.043