Effect of Er,Cr:YSGG Laser Irradiation with Radial Firing Tips on Candida albicans in Experimentally Infected Root Canals

Table 1

Mean values of microbial counts (C. albicans) before and after laser irradiation in different output powers.

Group	𝑋±SD (initial)	𝑋±SD (final)	𝑃 value	Fungal reduction mean (%)
2 W laser (𝑛=8)	83750±31139	21250±2474	𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟎^∗	75.4%
1.5 W Laser (𝑛=8)	75000±26726	25000±7071	𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝟏^∗	67.7%

^∗𝑃<0.05; X: mean value; SD: standard deviation.