Table 2.
Effects of ETP and CTP on the counts of high-risk and moderate-risk of periodontitis/gingivitis—inducing bacteria in the gingival crevicular fluid.
| Bacteria, Risk Grade | Experimental Group (n = 15) | Control Group (n = 5) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before (Cells/mL) | After 2 Months (Cells/mL) | Before (Cells/mL) | After 2 Months (Cells/mL) | |
| Aggregatibacter actinomycetem comitans, high risk | 7.9 × 105 2.2 × 106 1.3 × 107 1.9 × 105 1.3 × 105 1.2 × 105 |
2.8 × 104 2.5 × 104 1.7 × 106 0 1.1 × 105 0 |
1.6 × 103 2.4 × 104 |
0 6.5 × 104 |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis, high risk | 2.8 × 106 1.2 × 106 1.9 × 105 1.2 × 106 2.7 × 107 |
0 1.4 × 103 0 0 3.3 × 106 |
2.9 × 106 2.0 × 104 1.6 × 105 8.5 × 103 |
2.1 × 104 1.0 × 103 4.8 × 104 0 |
| Porphyromonas endodontalis, moderate risk | 7.8 × 103 1.2 × 104 1.2 × 104 8.4 × 105 6.9 × 105 1.2 × 104 1.2 × 104 1.4 × 104 1.8 × 104 3.7 × 106 |
0 0 0 1.4 × 105 0 0 0 0 0 9.8 × 103 |
1.2 × 104 1.2 × 104 |
0 0 |
| Treponema denticola, high risk | 3.3 × 105 1.8 × 106 3.3 × 105 7.9 × 105 3.8 × 105 3.3 × 105 1.8 × 105 1.3 × 105 2.3 × 107 |
0 3.7 × 103 0 0 1.1 × 103 0 0 1.1 × 102 2.7 × 106 |
5.9 × 105 2.0 × 103 3.3 × 105 3.3 × 105 |
1.9 × 105 0 0 0 |
| Tanerella forsythia, high risk | 1.2 × 106 2.6 × 105 3.2 × 105 3.7 × 104 5.8 × 105 4.8 × 106 5.4 × 103 6.0 × 105 7.5 × 104 7.5 × 104 3.2 × 107 |
0 1.4 × 103 0 0 3.5 × 105 2.2 × 105 0 3.4 × 104 0 0 6.6 × 104 |
1.9 × 106 1.3 × 106 4.6 × 104 |
0 8.7 × 105 5.9 × 103 |
| Prevotella intermedia, moderate risk | 5.8 × 105 4.5 × 105 5.8 × 105 4.0 × 103 1.2 × 105 1.9 × 107 |
0 0 0 0 6.4 × 104 0 |
1.4 × 105 | 4.5 × 106 |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum, moderate risk | 6.6 × 105 1.0 × 103 1.4 × 105 1.2 × 105 1.4 × 105 1.6 × 105 4.2 × 104 6.4 × 105 8.3 × 106 6.1 × 105 2.1 × 105 3.6 × 105 6.6 × 106 4.6 × 106 6.2 × 105 |
1.6 × 102 0 0 1.5 × 102 2.4 × 102 0 0 3.6 × 104 1.6 × 105 1.4 × 104 1.4 × 105 0 2.6 × 102 2.1 × 102 0 |
4.4 × 105 1.7 × 105 7.9 × 104 8.0 × 104 5.3 × 103 |
0 3.5 × 104 5.9 × 103 3.2 × 105 5.0 × 103 |