Table 2.
The mean and standard deviation values of the antibacterial activities of the GICs used.
| Groups | Antibacterial activity (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD (2nd day) | Mean±SD (4th day) | Mean±SD (6th day) | Friedman p* | ||
| S. mutans | Riva Silver | 11.00±1.19cde | 9.38±0.69cde | 7.47±0.34cde | <0.001 |
| Equia Forte HT | 13.53±1.17ad | 11.93±1.18ad | 8.69±0.44ad | ||
| ChemFil Rock | 13.72±0.97be | 10.60±0.88be | 8.78±0.44be | ||
| Ketac™ Molar Easymix | 8.52±0.48abc | 7.58±0.48abc | 7.10±0.12abc | ||
| Chlorhexidene | 20.3 | 18.1 | 17 | ||
| L. acidophylus | Riva Silver | 11.00±1.16cde | 9.69±1.10cd | 7.67±0.33ce | <0.001 |
| Equia Forte HT | 12.50±0.74ad | 10.89±0.75a | 7.49±0.24ad | ||
| ChemFil Rock | 12.33±0.81be | 11.04±0.67bd | 8.00±0.13bde | ||
| Ketac™ Molar Easymix | 8.53±0.48abc | 7.51±0.36abc | 7.01±0.02abc | ||
| Chlorhexidene | 17.9 | 16.3 | 15.9 | ||
| A. naeslundii | Riva Silver | 12.15±0.47cd | 11.03±0.95cd | 7.10±0.08cde | <0.001 |
| Equia Forte HT | 13.37±0.57ad | 12.66±0.67ad | 8.19±0.11ad | ||
| ChemFil Rock | 12.79±0.59b | 11.94±0.63b | 8.01±0.40be | ||
| Ketac™ Molar Easymix | 8.04±0.26abc | 7.23±0.20abc | 7.01±0.02abc | ||
| Chlorhexidene | 19.5 | 17.2 | 15 | ||
*
Friedman test was performed, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. In paired comparisons, the Wilcoxon test was performed, and p<0.0167 was considered statistically significant.
a,b,c,d,e
There is a statistically significant difference between the same letter symbols in the same column for each bacterium.