Table 1 Number and percentage of regrown specimens

From: Residual activity of cetrimide and chlorhexidine on Enterococcus faecalis-infected root canals

Irrigating solution

Number (percentage) of regrown samples

Minimum

Maximum

Median

Mean±standard deviation

Group I: 0.2% cetrimidea

18 (69.23%)

4

>50

27

29.92±14.73

Group II: 0.2% chlorhexidinea

18 (69.23%)

4

>50

28

31.80±13.66

Group III: 2% chlorhexidineb

9 (34.61%)

14

>50

>50

40.96±15.31

  1. The same superscript letter shows differences that were not statistically significant, determined by the log-rank test (P<0.05).
  2. n=26, per group.
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