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

Table 2

Cumulative gingival 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 * or ‡.

Test session	Mushroom	Water	Listerine
Day 6	0.20±0.20	0.15±0.15	0.22±0.28
Day 8	0.26±0.18	0.31±0.25	0.27±0.20
Day 10	0.40±0.26	0.42±0.24	0.46±0.22
Day 12	0.53±0.30^*‡	0.70±0.34^∗	0.69±0.32^‡
Day 17	0.56±0.31	0.65±0.33	0.59±0.31