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Table 1 Total Plaque Index (Mean ± SD) for the Test and Control Groups (N = 30)

From: Efficacy of essential oil mouthwash with and without alcohol: a 3-Day plaque accumulation model

 

EO with alcohol

EO without alcohol

p value*

Overall

2.18 ± 0.39

2.46 ± 0.42

< 0.001

All vestibular

2.51 ± 0.49

2.88 ± 0.58

< 0.001

All lingual

1.86 ± 0.45

1.86 ± 0.57

ns

Incisors

1.93 ± 0.48

2.27 ± 0.59

< 0.001

Canines

1.99 ± 0.46

2.47 ± 0.56

< 0.001

Premolars

2.13 ± 0.41

2.40 ± 0.48

0.003

Molars

2.64 ± 0.49

2.75 ± 0.37

ns

  1. *Using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
  2. ns: no statistically significant difference between EO with alcohol and EO without alcohol was found.
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