Table 1.

Comparison of bacterial biofilm on polished tiles among the three cleaning methods using the ANOVA test.

Bacterial strain	Cleaning method	N	Mean	Standard error	P value
Staphylococci	Lacalut cleaning tablet	13	6.11 × 102	1.29 × 102	0.143
	Brushing with CHX toothpaste	13	5.19 × 102	2.03 × 102
	Combination	13	4.84 × 102	9.58 × 101
Staphylococcus aureus	Lacalut cleaning tablet	13	3.04 × 102	7.34 × 101	0.327
	Brushing with CHX toothpaste	13	2.19 × 102	1.18 × 102
	Combination	13	2.15 × 102	5.50 × 101
Staphylococcus epidermidis	Lacalut cleaning tablet	13	3.08 × 102	1.32 × 102	0.581
	Brushing with CHX toothpaste	13	3 × 102	1.08 × 102
	Combination	13	2.69 × 102	5.95 × 101
Streptococci	Lacalut cleaning tablet	13	5.46 × 104	8.50 × 103	0.377
	Brushing with CHX toothpaste	13	5.03 × 104	1.13 × 104
	Combination	13	4.05 × 104	1.12 × 104
Total anaerobic bacteria	Lacalut cleaning tablet	13	4.68 × 105	7.79 × 104	0.403
	Brushing with CHX toothpaste	13	4.55 × 105	7.12 × 104
	Combination	13	3.17 × 105	4.29 × 104