Influence of Propolis Extract (Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester) Addition on the Candida albicans Adhesion and Surface Properties of Autopolymerized Acrylic Resin

Table 1

Mean, standard deviation (SD) and significances between groups for all tested properties according to CAPE concentrations.

Properties	Control	CAPE groups and % (mean ± SD)				ANOVA
		2.5%	5%	10%	15%	F	value
C. albicans count (CFU/mL)	163857.1 ± 15366.9	25333.3 ± 18929.7	78250.0 ± 26687.3	122142.9 ± 21851.2	163625.0 ± 22481.3	35.9	<0.0001
Surface roughness (µm)	0.5 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.3	2.0 ± 0.4	3.9 ± 0.3	5.5 ± 0.7	200.4	<0.0001
Hardness (VHN)	33.2 ± 7.1	26.9 ± 3.2	23.9 ± 3.3	17.5 ± 2.1	14.4 ± 2.3	20.4	<0.0001