GO

CP

Intragroup comparison

Baseline

After 4 weeks

P-value

Baseline

After 4 weeks

P-value

P-value*

Total bacterial amount

5.3 (0.6)

4.8 (0.6)

0.17

4.8 (0.4)

4.6 (0.5)

0.31

0.43

P. gingivalis (log10)

0.5 (1.8)

0.5 (0.0)

0.66

0.50 (0.0)

0.50 (0.0)

0.08

0.55

T. forsythia (log10)

2.50 (2.9)

2.10 (2.5)

0.37

2.40 (2.0)

0.50 (1.0)

0.08

0.21

T. denticola (log10)

2.10 (1.8)

1.70 (1.6)

0.52

0.50 (0.9)

0.50 (0.0)

0.16

0.04

P. gingivalis ratio (%)

0.00 (0.0)

0.00 (0.0)

0.66

0.00 (0.0)

0.00 (0.0)

0.08

0.66

T. forsythia ratio (%)

0.41 (0.78)

0.16 (0.31)

0.32

0.08 (0.29)

0.00 (0)

0.04

0.35

T. denticola ratio (%)

0.04 (0.08)

0.04 (0.02)

0.65

0.00 (0)

0.00 (0)

0.25

0.28