Table 3 Median (interquartile range) log counts of the test species/genera in subgingival plaque from the healthy and periodontitis sites
From: Subgingival periodontal pathogens associated with chronic periodontitis in Yemenis
Species | Healthy sites (n = 20) | Periodontitis sites (n = 20) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Total bacteria | 8.65 (8.46-8.83) | 8.78 (8.52-9.10) | 0.04 |
A. actinomycetemcomitans | 2.42 (0.00-3.50) | 2.40 (0.00-307) | 0.67 |
Fusobacterium spp. | 6.62 (5.82-6.85) | 6.37 (6.00-7.03) | 0.08 |
Prevotella spp. | 6.20 (5.65-6.65) | 6.42 (6.07-6.80) | 0.02 |
P. micra | 4.33 (3.78-5.21) | 5.40 (4.92-5.65) | 0.0001* |
P. gingivalis | 3.90 (2.56-5.70) | 5.52 (3.07-6.04) | 0.04 |
T. forsythia | 6.09 (5.24-6.47) | 6.71 (5.97-6.91) | 0.006* |
T. denticola | 5.47 (4.10-6.26) | 6.16 (5.71-6.76) | 0.02 |