Table 3: Comparisons between the frequency of detection (%) of the examined microorganisms at baseline and after 1 year with their exact binomial 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Microorganisms Baseline (%)
(95% CI)
After 1 Year (%)
(95% CI)
McNemar Test
p=
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) 26
13-43
13
4-28
0.06
Red Complex -
Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) 82
66-92
40
24-57
0.001
Tannerella forsythensis (Tf) 90
75-97
53
36-69
0.001
Treponema denticola (Td) 82
66-92
42
26-59
0.001
Orange Complex -
Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) 87
72-96
84
69-94
Not significant
Prevotella intermedia (Pi) 66
49-80
37
22-54
0.001