highly significantp < .001
An identical and highly significant pattern ( p < .001 for all inter-group comparisons) was observed for F. nucleatum (SDF: 6.33% ± 0.58%; CHX: 33.33% ± 4.73%; PBS: 75.67% ± 8.74%), A. actinomycetemcomitans (SDF: 6.67% ± 1.53%; CHX: 29.33% ± 4.04%; PBS: 83.33% ± 7.37%) and the multi-species biofilm (SDF: 8% ± 1.00%; CHX: 31.33% ± 2.52%; PBS: 74.67% ± 6.66%).