Table 2.

Pairwise comparisons of treatment periods.

TREATMENT PERIOD	AGAR PLATES, NO.∗	MEAN (STANDARD ERROR)	95% CI	P VALUE
Δ†HVE‡	124	117.00 (30.36)	56.90 to 177.10	< .001
Δ Combination (HVE + Intraoral Suction Device)	124	43.80 (15.94)	12.24 to 75.36	< .001
Δ Posttreatment	124	0.36 (0.22)	−0.08 to 0.80	.274
HVE Versus Combination	124	81.59 (35.27)	11.91 to 151.27	< .001

^∗Total number of 5% sheep blood agar plates.

^†Δ: Mean difference compared with baseline.

^‡HVE: High-volume evacuation.