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Table 4.

Collagen fiber densities in wound area, 5 and 10 days after biopsy

Group Percentage, mean ± SD p‐value
Day 5 Day 10
Positive Control 23.02 ±5.09 21.23 ±0.72a 0.579
Mucus 16.08 ± 8.84 22.90 ± 4.87a 0.306
Combination 22.93 ±4.24 37.04 ±4.60b 0.017*
Chitosan 15.07 ± 5.14 19.31 ± 5.16a 0.371
Negative Control 12.49 ± 1.95 14.55 ± 8.22a 0.695
P value 0.134 0.004*
*

Note: indicates significant differences in terms of collagen fiber density between day 5 and day 10. Superscripts flag significant differences between groups. P-values were obtained by post-hoc analysis.

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