Table 4.
Distribution of salivary mutans streptococci score Baseline, 14, 21 and 28 days in P, Q, R and S groups
| Group | Time | n | Mutans streptococci scores |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| p | T 0 (%) | 14 (100%) | 2 (14.3%) | 5 (35.7%) | 7 (50%) | 0 |
| T 14 (%) | 14 (100%) | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (50%) | 6 (42.9%) | 0 | |
| T 21 (%) | 14 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (64.3%) | 5 (35.7%) | 0 | |
| Q | T 0 (%) | 15 (100%) | 2 (13.3%) | 6 (40%) | 7 (46.7%) | 0 |
| T 14 (%) | 15 (100%) | 1 (6.7%) | 6 (40%) | 8 (53.3%) | 0 | |
| T 21 (%) | 15 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (80%) | 3 (20%) | 0 | |
| R | T 0 (%) | 15 (100%) | 2 (13.3%) | 9 (60%) | 4 (26.7%) | |
| T 14 (%) | 15 (100%) | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | 12 (80%) | ||
| T 21 (%) | 15 (100%) | 2 (13.3%) | 11 (73.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | ||
| T 28 (%) | 12 (100%) | 3 (25%) | 6 (50%) | 3 (25%) | 0 | |
| S | T 0 (%) | 13 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (69.2%) | 4 (30.8%) | 0 |
| T 14 (%) | 13 (100%) | 4 (30.8%) | 7 (53.8%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0 | |
| T 21 (%) | 13 (100%) | 4 (30.8%) | 7 (53.8%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0 | |
| T 28 (%) | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (75%) | 3 (25%) | 0 | |
The values in the table denote the number of subjects a Score 0=0-10x105CFU/ml; Score 1=11–99x105CFU CFU/ml; Score 2=100-500x105CFU/ml; Score 3=500x105CFU/ml. T 0 is 0 day (Baseline);T14 is after 14 days; T 21 is after 21 days; T 28 is after 28 days