Table 2 Prevalence (≥104cells) and high counts (>105cells) of selected oral bacteria in the two intervention groups
From: Oral microflora in preschool children attending a fluoride varnish program: a cross-sectional study
Strain | Fluoride (Test) | Standard (Reference) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 263 | n = 237 | |||
≥104 | >105 | ≥104 | >105 | |
Actinomyces odontolyticus | 21 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Bifidobacterium dentium | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Capnocytophaga ochracea | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Lactobacillus casei | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Lactobacillus salivarius | 42 | 2 | 39 | 3 |
Neisseria subflava | 21 | 7 | 28 | 8 |
Streptococcus intermedius | 83 | 7 | 83 | 5 |
Streptococcus mutans | 66 | 4 | 66 | 4 |
Streptococcus oralis | 89 | 3 | 72a | 5 |
Streptococcus salivarius | 79 | 15 | 75 | 11 |
Veillonella parvula | 66 | 5 | 61 | 7 |