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. 2021 Aug 7;16(6):864–869. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.06.011

Table 2.

The number of osteoclasts.

positive control group (0.7% tetracycline gel application) negative control group (mucoadhesive patch application) experimental group (mucoadhesive patch loaded mangosteen peel extract application) p
3 days 7.67 ± 0.58a 6.57 ± 0.58 5.33 ± 0.58a 0.043
5 days 6.67 ± 0.58b 5.33 ± 0.58 4.33 ± 1.15b 0.043
7 days 5.00 ± 1.00 4.33 ± 1.15 3.00 ± 1.00 >0.05

a,b,c showed significant different with Mann–Whitney test.