Table 2 Colony count of Streptococcus mutans before and after of each phase, and significances of effectiveness of using mouthwashes intergroups and intragroups
Group 1 | Group 2 | p-value * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment in the first phase | Treatment A | Treatment B | ||
1st period_S.mutans_before | Mean | 7.24(±1.69) | 7.86(±1.28) | |
1st period_S.mutans_after | Mean | 5.39(±1.24) | 7.68(±1.40) | |
Difference of S.mutans before and after the use of mouthwash in first phase | Mean | 1.85(±0.87) | 0.18(±0.60) | < 0.001 |
p-value in treatment | < 0.001 | =0.340 | ||
Treatment in the second phase | Treatment B | Treatment A | ||
2nd period_S.mutans_before | Mean | 6.93(±1.41) | 8.34(±1.42) | |
2nd period_S.mutans_after | Mean | 6.67(±1.17) | 6.62(±0.98) | |
Difference of S.mutans before and after the use of mouthwash in second phase | Mean | 0.25(±0.74) | 1.72(±1.09) | =0.001 |
p-value in treatment | =0.279 | < 0.001 |