Testing a Low Molecular Mass Fraction of a Mushroom (Lentinus edodes) Extract Formulated as an Oral Rinse in a Cohort of Volunteers

Table 1

Cumulative plaque index scores (± standard deviation) at the various test sessions during the treatment of volunteers with three different mouthwashes. Statistically significant differences (𝑃<0.05) are marked by *.

Test session	Mushroom	Water	Listerine
Day 6	0.24±1.61	0.17±0.12	0.19±0.18
Day 8	0.49±0.26	0.62±0.36	0.63±0.34
Day 10	0.84±0.38	0.93±0.42	1.01±0.39
Day 12	0.83±0.30^∗	1.04±0.41^∗	0.91±0.38
Day 17	0.95±0.36	1.05±0.38	0.93±0.34