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. 2021 Sep 9;7:74. doi: 10.1038/s41522-021-00246-z

Fig. 1. Viability of microcosm biofilms grown on different oral substrata.

Fig. 1

The saliva inoculum was mixed with 0.7% agar containing biofilm growth media—either BHI (a) or TP (b), and inoculated onto one of the substrata (RHG, HAP or TI). The biofilms were collected for viable cell counts on day 1, 3 and 5. RHG: reconstructed human gingiva; HAP: hydroxyapatite discs; TI: titanium discs. Data represent the mean ± standard deviation of three independent experiments. * represents statistically significant difference when compared to the day 1 biofilms (p < 0.05). The dotted line indicates the averaged viable cell counts of saliva inocula of all experiments.