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Table 1
Table 1 – Median (maximum – minimum) roughness values (Ra-μm) for all
groups in the two methods used for assessing C. albicans adherence.
Methods
Groups
Control 30 min 60 min 180 min 720 min
Crystal violet staining
Median 0.21 0.20 0.26 0.16 0.16
Maximum 0.47 0.38 0.30 0.33 0.34
Minimum 0.12 0.14 0.15 0.09 0.11
XTT assay
Median 0.14 0.25 0.23 0.18 0.23
Maximum 0.38 0.39 0.33 0.40 0.36
Minimum 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.12 0.11
For both, Crystal violet staining and XTT assay, no significant differences were
found among all groups evaluated (P > 0.05).
Groups: control - without saliva; experimental groups – conditioned in saliva for
periods of: 30, 60, 180 or 720 minutes.