Fluoride Levels in Saliva and Plaque following the Use of High Fluoride and Conventional Dentifrices- a Triple Blinded Randomised Parallel Group Trial

Table 1

Intergroup comparison of fluoride levels in saliva at each time point.

TIME PERIOD	GROUP A	GROUP B	GROUP C
	(1000 ppm)	(2800 ppm)	5000 ppm)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	p value
0 min	0.55 ± 0.54	1.21 ± 1.54	1.95 ±4.27	0.252
5 min	0.60 ± 0.83	1.8 ± 1.40	2.66 ± 6.14	0.215
15 min	0.71 ± 0.98	1.67 ± 1.07	3.2 ± 8.25	0.272
30 min	0.87 ± 1.14	1.23 ± 0.78	1.68 ± 2.67	0.353
60 min	0.83 ± 1.27	1.27 ± 1.54	2.05 ± 4.34	0.371
120min	0.68 ± 1.23	1.31 ± 2.04	2.97 ± 7.49	0.268
6 hrs	0.94 ± 1.03	1.33 ± 1.79	3.45 ± 8.80	0.272
12hrs	0.67 ± 1.03	1.35 ± 1.68	4 ± 1.78	0.282
24hrs	1.11 ± 1.40	1.12 ± 1.50	2.46 ± 5.45	0.372