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Table 5

Inter- and intra-group comparisons of the Challacombe scale and log candidal concentrations

Intervals	Challacombe scale for clinical oral dryness (Mean ± SD)		p-value	Log candidal concentrations (Mean ± SD)		p-value
Intervals	Group A	Group B	p-value	Group A	Group B	p-value
Baseline	5.96 ± 2.33	5.92 ± 2.38	0.954^ns	1.23 ± 0.66	1.29 ± 0.69	0.679^ns
After 2 weeks	2.78 ± 1.86	2.96 ± 1.65	0.733^ns	1.06 ± 0.36	1.17 ± 0.31	0.254^ns
p-value	< 0.001*	< 0.001*	-	0.414^ns	0.284^ns	-

* significant (p < 0.05). ns: non-significant (p > 0.05); SD: standard deviation. -: no data