Inter- and intra-group comparisons, mean and standard deviation values of the Bother 1’ xerostomia index (BI1)
| Intervals | BI1 (Mean ± SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Baseline | 7.33 ± 2.39 | 7.29 ± 2.66 | 0.916ns |
| After 1 week | 4.17 ± 2.24 | 4.25 ± 2.57 | 0.834ns |
| After 2 weeks | 2.83 ± 2.08 | 2.88 ± 2.07 | 0.892ns |
| p-value | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | - |
* significant (p < 0.05). ns: non-significant (p > 0.05); SD: standard deviation. -: no data
The authors would like to thank Dr. Mohamed Zaki, lecturer of pharmaceuticals in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, for preparing both the study and control treatment.
AM: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Writing—original draft. BE: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing—review & editing. ME: Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation. WAE: Conceptualization, Data curation. ST: Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization. MZ: Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
The study was performed following the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee in the Faculty of Dentistry at Cairo University [approval no 16 2 20]. The trial is registered on clinicaltrials.gov, identifier: NCT04252209.
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
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The datasets used and/or analyses used during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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