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Table 2 The percentage contents and detective amount of the P.gingivalis, F. nucleatum, P. intermedia and T. forsythensis in adults and adolescents

From: Consequences of orthodontic treatment in malocclusion patients: clinical and microbial effects in adults and children

 

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#

 
  1. Note: *, compared with the percentage of adolescents, P < 0.05; #, compared with the percentage at baseline, P < 0.05