Table 1: Mean & Standard deviation of colony counts for different intracanal medicaments at 200 and 400 µm depths at different time intervals.
Group |
Day 1 |
Day 3 |
Day 5 |
200 µm |
400 µm |
200 µm |
400 µm |
200 µm |
400 µm |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Propolis |
0.20 |
0.42 |
0.40 |
0.52 |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
0.52 |
3.50 |
0.71 |
4.40 |
0.52 |
Neem (Alcoholic extract) |
1.60 |
0.52 |
3.20 |
0.42 |
5.50 |
0.53 |
9.40 |
0.52 |
12.60 |
0.52 |
17.40 |
0.52 |
Neem (Aqueous extract) |
8.40 |
0.52 |
12.80 |
0.42 |
15.50 |
0.53 |
19.40 |
0.52 |
22.60 |
0.52 |
27.40 |
0.52 |
2% Chlorhexidine |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.53 |
1.40 |
0.52 |
2.50 |
0.53 |
Calcium hydroxide |
28.40 |
0.52 |
42.80 |
0.42 |
55.50 |
0.53 |
69.40 |
0.52 |
82.60 |
0.52 |
87.40 |
0.52 |
Ethanol |
68.40 |
0.52 |
72.80 |
0.42 |
95.50 |
0.53 |
109.40 |
0.52 |
122.60 |
0.52 |
137.40 |
0.52 |
Saline |
69.60 |
0.52 |
74.70 |
0.48 |
96.50 |
0.53 |
110.60 |
0.52 |
124.70 |
0.48 |
139.60 |
0.52 |