Table 4.

Pathogens Identified at Tooth and Implant Sites in Diabetic and Control Patients

		Teeth only		Implants only
Species	Group	Baseline	12-months	Baseline	12-months
T.f. (%)	Control	1.24 ± 0.21	1.99±0.36	1.56 ± 0.28	1.62 ± 0.31
	Diabetes	1.25 ± 0.14	1.24 ± 0.26	1.62 ± 0.37	1.61 ± 0.24
T.d. (%)	Control	0.71 ± 0.12a	0.73 ± 0.09	0.45 ± 0.08	0.78 ± 0.10b
	Diabetes	0.44 ± 0.06	0.62 ± 0.10	0.45 ± 0.10	0.54 ± 0.09
P.g. (%)	Control	0.88 ± 0.13	0.82 ± 0.09	0.81 ± 0.10	0.98 ± 0.09
	Diabetes	0.76 ± 0.09	0.87 ± 0.17	0.57 ± 0.12	0.76 ± 0.11
C.r. (%)	Control	1.85 ± 0.37	1.38 ± 0.19	1.67 ± 0.39	1.51 ± 0.30
	Diabetes	1.30 ± 0.33	1.82 ± 0.41	1.67 ± 0.33	1.20 ± 0.35
F.n. (%)	Control	2.21 ± 0.32	2.17 ± 0.28	2.33 ± 0.35	2.46 ± 0.53
	Diabetes	2.12 ± 0.30	2.43 ± 0.49	2.26 ± 0.40	2.04 ± 0.41
P.i. (%)	Control	1.87 ± 0.25	1.54 ± 0.18	1.66 ± 0.25	1.87 ± 0.19
	Diabetes	1.31 ± 0.15	1.67 ± 0.24	1.51 ± 0.27	1.55 ± 0.29
A.a. (%)	Control	1.64 ± 0.18	1.76 ± 0.16	1.65 ± 0.15	1.71 ± 0.19
	Diabetes	1.40 ± 0.14	1.78 ± 0.20	1.33 ± 0.12	1.38 ± 0.15
C.a. (%)	Control	1.69 ± 0.18	1.74 ± 0.17	1.63 ± 0.16	1.80 ± 0.24
	Diabetes	1.60 ± 0.21	1.73 ± 0.22	1.53 ± 0.18	1.70 ± 0.26

Values are means +/− SE: Standard error; T.f.: Tannerella forsythia; T.d.: Treponema denticola; P.g.: Porphyromonas gingivalis; C.r.: Campylobacter rectus; F.n.: Fusobacterium nucleatum; P.i.: Prevotella intermedia; A.a.: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; C.a.: Candida albicans

^aSignificant difference between groups at baseline (p<0.05)

^bSignificant difference within group over time (p<0.05)