Evaluation of antibacterial activity of propolis on regenerative potential of necrotic immature permanent teeth in dogs

Table 3 The mean, standard deviation (SD) values and results of repeated measures ANOVA and Tukey’s tests for percentage of increase in root canal dentin thickness of different groups, subgroups and subdivisions

Time	Intra-canal propolis paste		Intra-canal TAP paste		Positive control	Negative control	P-value
	Propolis plug	MTA plug	Propolis plug	MTA plug	Positive control	Negative control
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
2 W	3.87^B ± 0.54	4.60^B ± 0.61	3.95^B ± 0.53	4.72^B ± 0.60	0.00 ± 0.00	5.02^B ± 0.75	.060
1 M	6.20^Ba ± 0.74	7.83^Ba ± 0.86	6.35^Ba ± 1.20	7.06^Ba ± 2.10	0.00^b ± 0.00	8.40^Ba ± 1.12	<.001*
2 M	13.28^Ab ± 0.79	13.92^Ab ± 0.85	13.22^Ab ± 2.41	14.50^Ab ± 1.98	0.00^c ± 0.00	17.62^Aa ± 0.54	<.001*
P-value	<.001*	<.001*	<.001*	<.001*	Not computed	<.001*

*: Significant at P ≤ .05, Different small superscripts in the same row are statistically significantly different. Different capital superscripts in the same column are statistically significantly different. TAP: Triple antibiotic paste, MTA: Mineral trioxide aggregates

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