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

Table 4 The mean, standard deviation (SD) values and results of repeated measures ANOVA and Tukey’s tests for percentage of decrease in apical diameter 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	3.05^B ± 0.97	3.37^B ± 0.74	3.12^B ± 0.74	3.55^B ± 0.61	0.00 ± 0.00	4.00^B ± 1.15	.053
1 M	6.23^Ba ± 1.48	7.45 ^Ba ± 1.09	5.24^Ba ± 1.04	7.99^Ba ± 2.12	0.00^b ± 0.00	8.23^Ba ± 1.09	<.001*
2 M	30.50^Ab ± 1.84	31.77^Ab ± 1.04	32.48^Ab ± 4.20	34.00^Ab ± 5.59	0.00^c ± 0.00	46.85^Aa ± 1.03	<.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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