Table 2 Logarithm of bacterial count in liquid media after 3, 15, and 30 days
Bacterial type | Incubation time (day) | Percentage of Ag/HA nanoparticles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 % | 1 % | 5 % | 10 % | ||
Streptococcus mutans log | 0 | 8.371 ± 0.027 | |||
3 | 8.281 ± 0.202 | 8.184 ± 0.036 | 7.885 ± 0.073 | ||
15 | 8.312 ± 0.010 | 8.241 ± 0.027 | 8.041 ± 0.033 | ||
30 | 8.334 ± 0.029 | 8.268 ± 0.014 | 8.150 ± 0.020 | ||
Streptococcus sanguinis log | 0 | 8.346 ± 0.049 | |||
3 | 8.233 ± 0.031 | 8.115 ± 0.014 | 7.777 ± 0.073 | ||
15 | 8.254 ± 0.038 | 8.209 ± 0.020 | 8.096 ± 0.029 | ||
30 | 8.300 ± 0.014 | 8.278 ± 0.020 | 8.187 ± 0.031 | ||
Lactobacillus acidophilus log | 0 | 8.295 ± 0.035 | |||
3 | 8.248 ± 0.036 | 8.160 ± 0.032 | 7.996 ± 0.008 | ||
15 | 8.271 ± 0.027 | 8.228 ± 0.009 | 8.112 ± 0.053 | ||
30 | 8.285 ± 0.017 | 8.270 ± 0.011 | 8.228 ± 0.021 | ||