Table 9.
Comparison of ethanolic extracts of guava and garlic on Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
| Micro-organism | Time | Extract | n | Mean±SD | Significance |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t | P | |||||
| A. actinomycetem comitans | 0 h | EGuE | 5 | 128.2±6.7 | −1.97 | 0.084 |
| EGaE | 5 | 215.2±98.2 | ||||
| 2 h | EGuE | 5 | 92.6±3.6 | 4.54 | <0.01* | |
| EGaE | 5 | 58.6±16.3 | ||||
| 4 h | EGuE | 5 | 86.4±2.3 | 6.57 | <0.001** | |
| EGaE | 5 | 60.6±8.4 | ||||
| 6 h | EGuE | 5 | 84.4±2.6 | 1.87 | 0.098 | |
| EGaE | 5 | 56.4±33.3 | ||||
| 24 h | EGuE | 5 | 500.0±0.0 | 0.00 | NS | |
| EGaE | 5 | 500.0±0.0 | ||||
*Significant, **Highly significant. NS: Nonsignificant; EGuE: Ethanolic guava extract; EGaE: Ethanolic garlic extract; A. actinomycetemcomitans: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans