Fig. 3.
Time-resolved changes in the microbial load and diversity of supragingival plaque in subjects with moderate gingivitis after twice daily brushing followed by rinsing with a mouthrinse for 30 s. Box plots of the total microbial load A, Shannon-Weaver diversity index B, and observed species richness C are shown. Error bars represent the range of values. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (mixed model repeated measures with baseline covariate and terms for treatment, visit, treatment-by-visit and baseline-by-visit, and unstructured within-subject covariance). ACPM alcohol-containing prototype mouthrinse, AFPM alcohol-free prototype mouthrinse, LCM Listerine® COOL MINT