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

Table 2

Comparison of fluoride levels in saliva within each group from baseline.

Time Period	Group-A		Group-B		Group-C
	(1000ppm)		(2800ppm)		(5000ppm)
	Mean ± SD	p-value	Mean ± SD	p-value	Mean ± SD	p-value
0 min	0.55 ± 0.54	from 0min	1.21 ± 1.54	from 0min	1.95 ± 4.27	from 0min
5min	0.60 ± 0.83	0.508	1.8 ± 1.40	0.022	2.66 ± 6.14	0.155
15min	0.71 ± 0.98	0.170	1.67 ± 1.07	0.061	3.2 ± 8.25	0.187
30min	0.87 ± 1.14	0.079	1.23 ± 0.78	0.923	1.68 ± 2.67	0.577
60min	0.83 ± 1.27	0.137	1.27 ± 1.54	0.780	2.05 ± 4.34	0.684
120min	0.68 ± 1.23	0.510	1.31 ± 2.04	0.687	2.97 ± 7.49	0.180
6Hrs	0.94 ± 1.03	0.010	1.33 ± 1.79	0.486	3.45 ± 8.80	0.168
12hrs	0.67 ± 1.03	0.334	1.35 ± 1.68	0.348	4 ± 1.78	0.242
24hrs	1.11 ± 1.40	0.020	1.12 ± 1.50	0.921	2.46 ± 5.45	0.109

Statistically significant at α=5%.