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. 2021 Dec 21;12(4):389–395. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_731_20

Table 7.

Comparison of ethanolic extracts of guava and garlic on Porphyromonas gingivalis

Micro-organism Time Extract n Mean±SD Significance
t P
P. gingivalis 0 h EGuE 5 126.0±5.0 −1.76 0.116
EGaE 5 141.4±18.8
2 h EGuE 5 95.8±3.4 −32.85 <0.001**
EGaE 5 177.6±4.3
4 h EGuE 5 74.6±5.0 −12.45 <0.001**
EGaE 5 199.8±21.9
6 h EGuE 5 70.0±4.6 −11.95 <0.001**
EGaE 5 177.4±19.5
24 h EGuE 5 500.0±0.0 0.00 NS
EGaE 5 500.0±0.0

**Highly significant. NS: Nonsignificant; EGuE: Ethanolic guava extract; EGaE: Ethanolic garlic extract; SD: Standard deviation; P. gingivalis: Porphyromonas gingivalis