3. Results
The results showed no significant difference among different cleaning methods regarding staphylococci, streptococci, and total anaerobic bacterial biofilm on polished tiles (Similarly, there was no significant difference among different cleaning methods regarding the tested bacterial biofilm on unpolished tiles (
The SEM micrographs of the polished and unpolished tiles revealed that the unpolished acrylic tiles showed a similar amount of bacterial biofilm, irrespective of the cleaning method. However, all cleaning methods in polished tiles were effective and demonstrated fewer biofilm aggregates (