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 4
Intragroup and pair-wise intragroup comparison of Streptococcus mutans count (104 CFU/ml) in Groups I, II, and III at Baseline, 6th month, and 12th month (Per-protocol analysis).
Time period
Mean
Standard deviation
value
Pair-wise comparisons ( value)
Baseline–6th month
Baseline–12th month
6th month–12th month
Group I (fluoride mouth rinse)
Baseline
68
2312.50
1210.14
<0.001
0.004
<0.001
<0.001
6th month
67
2119.16
1062.10
12th month
70
1695.83
1043.23
Group II (herbal mouth rinse)
Baseline
68
2529.45
1814.17
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
6th month
67
2015.06
1636.66
12th month
70
1511.64
1429.87
Group III (placebo mouth rinse)
Baseline
68
2952.77
1870.80
<0.001
0.001
0.070
<0.001
6th Month
67
2629.86
1786.30
12th Month
70
2467.36
1801.52
value based on Repeated Measures ANOVA (RMA) Test after adjustment for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni Correction. Statistically significant ().
