Research Article

Novel Artificial Biofilm Equivalent for Denture Surfaces: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Descriptive data (mean, brackets contain standard deviation) for the percentage of remaining artificial biofilm equivalent (ABE) for test series 1 to 10 after brushing with 5 to 45 brushing strokes.

Remaining ABE (%)
5 BS10 BS15 BS25 BS45 BS

TS 13 (4)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
TS 282 (12)22 (12)1 (2)0 (0)0 (0)
TS 3100 (0)77 (10)40 (12)8 (5)0 (0)
TS 4100 (0)91 (9)63 (19)23 (19)3 (5)
TS 5100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)79 (14)14 (12)
TS 6100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)97 (6)79 (14)
TS 7100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)94 (5)
TS 8100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)
TS 90 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
TS 10100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)100 (0)

ABE: artificial biofilm equivalent; TS: test series; BS: brushing stroke.