Figure 1

Antimicrobial groups

Difference among means (I and II)

Standard Deviation

P-value

Upper  

 Limits of confidence interval 95%

I

II

 Lower             

 

chlorhexidine

chlorhexidine

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  Ca(OH)2

             - 1.312

0.634

0.113

- 2.874

      0.249

  PBS

- 5.576*

0.727

0.000

- 7.365

     - 3.787

Ca(OH)2

 

chlorhexidine

 

1.312

 

0.634

 

0.113

 

- 0.249

 

      2.874

Ca(OH)2

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PBS

- 4.263*

0.727

0.000

- 6.052

     - 2.474

PBS

 

chlorhexidine

 

5.576*

 

0.727

 

0.000

 

3.787

 

     7. 658

Ca(OH)2

4.263*

0.727

0. 000

2. 740

     6.052

PBS

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Table1 Antimicrobial efficacy between chlorhexidine, calcium hydroxide, and PBS groups, at S3 samples

*P = 0.05; Tukey test