The evaluation of cytotoxicity and cytokine IL-6 production of root canal sealers with and without the incorporation of simvastatin: an invitro study

Table 2 Mean ± SD of percentage of viable cells of all the groups at different time periods

Groups	0 h	24 h	7th day
CC	100.00 ± 0.000	100.00 ± 0.000	100.00 ± 0.000
SC	99.024 ± 0.001	92.740 ± 0.049	87.943 ± 0.017
ZE	96.042 ± 0.002^†	73.315 ± 0.299	54.395 ± 0.354^†
ER	99.242 ± 0.004	68.569 ± 0.516^†	57.847 ± 0.021
ZES	99.513 ± 0.021	82.402 ± 0.371	75.933 ± 0.049
ERS	99.966 ± 0.014	81.380 ± 0.314	79.905 ± 0.048

n = 3, (P > 0.05); † Statistically significant. († represent the intergroup comparative values that are statistically significant against the control groups)
h-hours CC-Cell control; SC-Solvent control; ZE-Zinc Oxide Eugenol sealer; ER-EndoREZ sealer; ZES & ERS- Simvastatin incorporated Zinc oxide eugenol and EndoREZ respectively

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