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Table 1 Salivary lactobacilli score

From: Acid production in dental plaque after exposure to probiotic bacteria

 

Lactobacilli score

 
 

0 (0 CFU/ml)

1 (103 CFU/ml)

2 (104 CFU/ml)

3(>105 CFU/ml)

p

Test BL

9

4

1

4

< 0.05

Test FU

0

4

10

4

 

Placebo BL

7

5

4

2

NS

Placebo FU

5

6

4

3

 
  1. Samples collected from subjects (n=18) before (BL) and after (FU) a 2-week intervention period with L. reuteri or placebo. NS = not significant.
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