Table 3 Gender wise comparison of the Salivary analytes Pre-interventional saliva (baseline) and Post-Interventional Saliva(12th week)

Male

36

pH

7.13 ± 0.15

6.90 ± 0.79 *

FRAP (μg/mL)

30.27 ± 0.22

31.71 ± 0.94

Viscosity (cP)

1.10 ± 0.03

1.07 ± 0.02

Cortisol (μg/mL)

11.56 ± .54

8.48 ± 1.40 **

Total Protein (μg/mL)

2.97 ± 0.24

3.30 ± 0.21

Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)

30.25 ± 0.54

25.67 ± 0.47*

Microbial culture "L" (CFU/ml)

20.53 ± 0.35

16.36 ± 0.27*

Female

91

pH

6.93 ± 0.08

6.85 ± 0.08

FRAP (μg/mL)

28.74 ± 0.30

29.89 ± 0.63

Viscosity (cP)

1.10 ± 0.02

1.03 ± 0.01 **

Cortisol (μg/mL)

10.13 ± 1.06

7.94 ± 0.83 **

Total Protein (μg/mL)

3.21 ± 0.33

3.28 ± 0.34

Microbial culture "SM" (CFU/ml)

20.63 ± 0.22

18.46 ± 0.19 *

Microbial culture "L" (CFU/ml)

20.47 ± 0.21

15.89 ± 0.16 **