Cinnamaldehyde is a biologically active compound for the disinfection of removable denture: blinded randomized crossover clinical study

Table 1 Reduction in colony-forming units (CFU/mL, mean ± SD) before (7-days) and after (14-days) the disinfection protocol with hypochlorite and cinnamaldehyde

Treatment	Total microorganisms (× 10⁴)		*S. mutans group* (× 10⁴)		*Candida* spp. (× 10⁴)
Treatment	7 days	14 days	7 days	14 days	7 days	14 days
Hypochlorite	344 ± 586 ^{a A}	42 ± 67 ^{b A}	82 ± 186 ^{a A}	7 ± 12 ^{b A}	17 ± 62 ^{a A}	2 ± 6 ^{b A}
Cinnamaldehyde	282 ± 862 ^{a A}	62 ± 69 ^{b A}	69 ± 112 ^{a A}	17 ± 35 ^{b A}	6 ± 16 ^{a A}	1 ± 4 ^{b A}

Lowercase letters represent statistically significant differences between the substances (line), before and after utilization of the solution by type of microorganism (Wilcoxon Test)
Uppercase letters represent no difference between the substances (column), (Wilcoxon test)

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