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Table 1 Group statistics for colony count of S. mutans at two-time intervals

From: The antibacterial effect of silver, zinc-oxide and combination of silver/ zinc oxide nanoparticles coating of orthodontic brackets (an in vitro study)

Brackets groups

Colony count of S. mutans

T1

T2

Control

1403.75 ± 4.20

1326.00 ± 5.05

Ag

1016.25 ± 2.80 a

1006.66 ± 9.08 a

ZnO

1157.50 ± 5.40 a, b

1122.00 ± 8.89 a, b

Ag/ZnO

767.50 ± 9.60 a, b, c

752.00 ± 9.38 a, b, c

  1. T1: test after coating, T2: after 3 months
  2. Data expressed as mean ± S.D%. (n = 12). Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by Post Hoc pairwise comparisons. Statistically significant at aP-value < 0.05 vs control, bP-value < 0.05 versus Ag-group, CP-value < 0.05 versus ZnO-group
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BMC Oral Health

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