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 5
Intragroup and pair-wise intragroup comparison of glucan levels (μg/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
35.61
18.90
<0.001
0.030
<0.001
<0.001
6th month
67
34.96
18.75
12th month
70
31.31
18.60
Group II (herbal mouth rinse)
Baseline
68
32.29
16.30
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
6th month
67
31.68
16.26
12th month
70
27.89
16.14
Group III (placebo mouth rinse)
Baseline
68
36.17
19.26
1.000
0.390
0.061
1.000
6th month
67
36.25
19.50
12th month
70
35.49
19.63
value based on Repeated Measures ANOVA (RMA) Test after adjustment for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni Correction. Statistically significant ().