Comparative Evaluation of a Commercial Herbal Extract and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Three Periodontal Facultative Anaerobes: An In Vitro Study

Table 1

The IhD difference among E. corrodens, A. viscosus, and E. cloacae.

Mouthwash	Bacteria	IhD (mm)
		Minimum	Maximum	Mean ± SD^^
TMX	E. corrodens	7.1	7.7	7.42 ± 0.22	<0.001
	A. viscosus	8.4	8.8	8.58 ± 0.16
	E. cloacae	6.2	6.7	6.46 ± 0.18
CHX	E. corrodens	30.5	34	31.96 ± 1.27	<0.001
	A. viscosus	22.5	24.2	23.08 ± 0.66
	E. cloacae	12.3	13.7	13.04 ± 0.57

CHX, chlorhexidine; TMX, Thymex; IhD, inhibitory halo diameter; , one way ANOVA, considered significant; ^, standard deviation.