Table 3:
Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of tumbo dentifrice against seven strains of the oral cavity (formulation with fluoride).
Microorganisms
Part of the plant
Evaluation time (hours)
Mean ± SD
Min
Max
S. mutans
Pulp
24
21.0 ± 1.8
19.2
25.6
0.029
48
19.8 ± 1.4
17.9
22.3
0.178
Peel
24
14.9 ± 0.4
13.8
15.5
0.070
48
14.5 ± 0.4
13.5
15.2
0.178
E. faecalis
Pulp
24
16.3 ± 3.9
12.9
25.3
48
13.8 ± 1.4
11.3
15.8
0.442
Peel
24
14.3 ± 0.3
13.8
14.9
0.205
48
13.9 ± 0.5
12.8
14.8
0.754
Actinomyces
Pulp
24
19.0 ± 0.8
17.8
20.2
0.838
48
22.1 ± 1.3
19.9
24.6
0.717
Peel
24
18.9 ± 3.2
17.2
29.2
48
18.9 ± 3.2
17.2
29.2
Lactobacillus
Pulp
24
21.0 ± 0.3
20.6
21.9
0.268
48
20.3 ± 0.5
19.6
21.2
0.795
Peel
24
18.1 ± 0.4
17.5
18.9
0.704
48
17.5 ± 0.4
16.8
18.2
0.765
C. albicans
Pulp
24
17.4 ± 1.4
15.7
19.7
0.155
48
21.2 ± 1.9
17.0
23.6
0.180
Peel
24
21.1 ± 0.9
20.2
22.6
0.064
48
19.4 ± 3.1
9.8
22.0
S. sanguinis
Pulp
24
15.3 ± 0.3
15.0
16.0
0.205
48
14.0 ± 0.3
13.7
14.9
0.057
Peel
24
15.5 ± 0.5
14.9
16.5
0.084
48
14.8 ± 0.5
14.0
16.2
0.126
S. oralis
Pulp
24
14.4 ± 0.4
13.6
15.0
0.625
48
14.3 ± 0.7
12.9
15.5
0.932
Peel
24
17.0 ± 0.4
16.5
17.7
0.165
48
16.4 ± 0.5
15.6
17.0
0.029
All measurements were made in mm.
Shapiro–Wilk test.