RESULTS	Overall cure rates were : day 2 - dimeticone 94.5 % ( 95 % CI : 86.6 % - 98.5 % ) and permethrin 66.7 % ( 95 % CI : 54.6 % - 77.3 % ; p < 0.0001 ) ; day 7 - dimeticone 64.4 % ( 95 % CI : 53.3 % - 75.3 % ) and permethrin 59.7 % ( 95 % CI : 47.5 % - 71.1 % ; p = 0.5 ) ; day 9 - dimeticone 97.2 % ( 95 % CI : 90.3 % - 99.7 % ) and permethrin 67.6 % ( 95 % CI : 55.4 % -78.2 % ) ; p < 0.0001 ) .\