Table 1.
Comparison Among Groups for Cellular Viability Tests With Streptococcus mutans (log10 CFU/mL) and Candida albicans (log10 CFU/mL)
|
S mutans |
C albicans |
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| Meron, Mean (SD) |
Riva, Mean (SD) |
Total, Mean (SD) |
P* |
Meron, Mean (SD) |
Riva, Mean (SD) |
Total, Mean (SD) |
P* |
|
| Control | 8.27 (0.26) | 8.19 (0.25) | 8.23 (0.24)x | 7.32 (0.42) | 7.08 (0.60) | 7.20 (0.49)x | ||
| RP10% | 8.17 (0.23) | 7.96 (0.22) | 8.06 (0.24)x | 6.90 (0.42) | 6.52 (0.06) | 6.73 (0.35)x,y | ||
| RP25% | 7.38 (0.13) | 7.42 (0.08) | 7.40 (0.10)y | 5.38 (0.55) | 6.32 (0.17) | 5.85 (0.63)y | ||
| RP50% | 7.23 (0.14) | 6.89 (0.17) | 7.06 (0.23)z | 5.47 (1.09) | 6.29 (0.45) | 6.04 (0.81)y | ||
| Total | 7.76 (0.51) | 7.61 (0.55) | .470 | 6.33 (0.48) | 6.51 (0.55) | .434 | ||
| P* | .001 | .004 | ||||||
a
RP indicates red propolis; CFU indicates colonies forming units.
*
Two-way analysis of variance with Tukey multiple comparison set. Different letters indicate statistical difference between the lines (P < .05).