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. 2022 Nov 16;21(4):395–402. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_133_21

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
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