Xylitol gummy bear snacks: a school-based randomized clinical trial

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Mean log₁₀ S. mutans/sobrinus and Lactobacillus spp. levels and standard deviation at baseline, six weeks and the differences between six weeks and baseline for schoolchildren exposed to gummy bear snacks containing either xylitol (11.7 g/d or 15.6 g/d) or maltitol.

Group	N	Variable	Mean	Std Dev	Paired T-Test
M45 (maltitol 44.7 g/d)	53
*S. mutans/sobrinus*		Baseline	2.09	1.73
		Six weeks	1.17	1.55
		Six weeks – baseline	-0.91	1.46	p < 0.0001
*Lactobacillus* spp.		Baseline	2.11	1.82
		Six weeks	1.63	1.92
		Six weeks – baseline	-0.52	2.41	p = 0.13
X12 (xylitol 11.7 g/d)	49
*S. mutans/sobrinus*		Baseline	2.36	1.81
		Six weeks	1.42	1.64
		Six weeks – baseline	-0.89	1.11	p < 0.0001
*Lactobacillus* spp.		Baseline	1.79	1.86
		Six weeks	1.89	1.87
		Six weeks – baseline	0.11	2.26	p = 0.75
X16 (xylitol 15.6 g/d)	52
*S. mutans/sobrinus*		Baseline	2.25	2.00
		Six weeks	1.13	1.62
		Six weeks – baseline	-1.13	1.65	p < 0.0001
*Lactobacillus* spp.		Baseline	2.29	1.65
		Six weeks	2.05	1.91
		Six weeks – baseline	-0.31	2.35	P = 0.36

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