Table 3. Salivary parameters (mean ± SD) of study participants before and after intervention.
Salivary parameters | Intervention group n = 32 |
Control group n = 36 |
p -Value a |
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Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; SD, standard deviation. a Student’s t -test. | |||
pH1 (exam-1) | 6.56 ± 0.53 | 6.70 ± 0.36 | t = 9.37, p = 0.190 |
pH2 (exam-2) | 6.62 ± 0.45 | 6.83 ± 0.44 | t = 0.88, p = 0.062 |
IL-1β (exam-1) | 9.39 ± 10.23 | 10.63 ± 11.50 | t = 0.91, p = 0.641 |
IL-1β (exam-2) | 5.40 ± 6.62 | 9.33 ± 11.73 | t = 15.56, p = 0.099 |