| Baseline | One month after treatment | Three months after treatment | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Percentage contents | Detective amount (log10) | Percentage contents | Detective amount (log10) | Percentage contents | Detective amount (log10) |
P.gingivalis | ||||||
 Adults | 0.090 ± 0.047* | 6.30 | 0.392 ± 0.621* | 6.26 | 0.451 ± 0.545 | 6.20 |
 Adolescents | 0.005 ± 0.013 | 6.27 | 0.072 ± 0.064 | 6.23 | 0.278 ± 0.780 | 6.18 |
 Total | 0.025 ± 0.121 |  | 0.195 ± 0.650 |  | 0.347 ± 0.812# |  |
F. nucleatum | ||||||
 Adults | 0.083 ± 0.149* | 6.34 | 0.387 ± 0.578 | 6.26 | 0.433 ± 0.479 | 6.11 |
 Adolescents | 0.012 ± 0.028 | 6.32 | 0.082 ± 0.066 | 6.26 | 0.317 ± 0.472 | 6.23 |
 Total | 0.033 ± 0.074 |  | 0.167 ± 0.356 |  | 0.401 ± 0.611# |  |
P. intermedia | ||||||
 Adults | 0.093 ± 0.148* | 6.36 | 0.402 ± 0.431* | 6.23 | 0.413 ± 0.512 | 6.15 |
 Adolescents | 0.010 ± 0.047 | 6.30 | 0.087 ± 0.079 | 6.20 | 0.255 ± 0.526 | 6.18 |
 Total | 0.030 ± 0.065 |  | 0.188 ± 0.518 |  | 0.349 ± 0.714# |  |
T. forsythensis | ||||||
 Adults | 0.081 ± 0.061* | 6.30 | 0.394 ± 0.572* | 6.18 | 0.488 ± 0.509* | 6.08 |
 Adolescents | 0.009 ± 0.027 | 6.27 | 0.091 ± 0.107 | 6.15 | 0.284 ± 0.305 | 6.04 |
 Total | 0.036 ± 0.101 |  | 0.145 ± 0.416 |  | 0.373 ± 0.717# |  |