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 1

Intergroup and pair-wise intergroup comparison of Streptococcus mutans count (10⁴ CFU/ml) 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	2257.69	1198.60	0.086	1.000	0.116	0.263
	Group II	2366.42	1685.54
	Group III	2830.00	1815.30
6th month	Group I	2079.23	1053.26	0.032	1.000	0.255	0.031
	Group II	1872.85	1521.57
	Group III	2519.28	1741.40
12th month	Group I	1688.46	1026.62	<0.001	0.742	0.020	<0.001
	Group II	1405.00	1355.80
	Group III	2359.28	1752.31

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 ().