Effect of Herbal and Fluoride Mouth Rinses on Streptococcus mutans and Dental Caries among 12–15-Year-Old School Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Intergroup and pair-wise intergroup comparison of glucan concentration (μg/ml) levels at Baseline, 6th month, and 12th month (per-protocol analysis).

Time period	Groups	Mean	Standard deviation	value	Pair-wise comparisons (-value)
					Group I-Group II	Group I–Group III	Group II-Group III
Baseline	Group I	36.56	18.74	0.263	0.388	1.000	0.610
	Group II	31.84	16.19
	Group III	35.72	18.96
6th month	Group I	35.97	18.63	0.218	0.393	1.000	0.399
	Group II	31.25	16.16
	Group III	35.86	19.28
12th month	Group I	32.60	18.71	0.043	0.308	1.000	0.042
	Group II	27.49	16.03
	Group III	35.06	19.35

Group I = fluoride mouth rinse [], Group II = herbal mouth rinse [], and Group III = placebo mouth rinse [].
value based on ANOVA Test after adjustment for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni Correction (post hoc analysis).
Statistically significant ().