TABLE 1.
Comparison of alpha diversity metrics between OMNIgene ORAL samples, Scope and nonethanol mouthwashes, and Saccomanno’s fixative
| Visit(s) | Mouthwash | Observed species |
Faith’s PD |
Shannon index |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Wilcoxon P value | Mean (SD) | Wilcoxon P value | Mean (SD) | Wilcoxon P value | ||
| 2 and 6 | OMNIgene | 146 (34.4) | 0.0584 | 18.7 (3.15) | 0.00978 | 4.99 (0.443) | 0.0770 |
| Scope | 140 (33.7) | 18.1 (3.22) | 4.90 (0.360) | ||||
| 4 | OMNIgene | 150 (33.9) | 0.532 | 19.3 (3.55) | 0.192 | 5.02 (0.412) | 0.0241 |
| Nonethanol | 147 (32.2) | 18.6 (3.01) | 4.88 (0.436) | ||||
| 5 | OMNIgene | 145 (33.6) | <0.001 | 18.6 (3.09) | <0.001 | 4.97 (0.437) | <0.001 |
| Saccomanno’s | 129 (32.3) | 17.8 (3.91) | 4.73 (0.480) | ||||