| Dental Biofilm | p | Saliva | p | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16S + 23S RNA (+) (n = 58) n (%) | 16S + 23S RNA (−) (n = 42) n (%) |  | 16S + 23S RNA (+) (n = 65) n (%) | 16S + 23S RNA (−) (n = 35) n (%) |  | |
Halitosis (BANA Test Results) | Negative | 5 (8.6%)* | 12 (28.6%) | a0.007 | 6 (9.2%)** | 11 (31.4%) | a0.014 |
Weak Positive | 30 (51.7%)* | 23 (54.8%) | a0.007 | 36 (55.4%)** | 17 (48.6%) | a0.014 | |
Positive | 23 (39.7%)* | 7 (16.7%) | a0.007 | 23 (35.4%)** | 7 (20%) | a0.014 | |
 | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  | |
Oral Findings | DMFT | 5.22 ± 4.2* | 3.03 ± 2.98 | b0.005 | 4.72 ± 3.85 | 3.53 ± 3.91 | b0.092 |
DMFS | 7.43 ± 7.91* | 3.19 ± 3.06 | b0.001 | 6.67 ± 7.43* | 3.73 ± 4.38 | b0.024 | |
dmft | 4.1 ± 3.77 | 6.1 ± 4.5 | b0.066 | 3.94 ± 4.13* | 6.69 ± 3.95 | b0.004 | |
dmfs | 7.33 ± 7.24* | 13.13 ± 11.05 | b0.023 | 7.26 ± 8* | 14.35 ± 10.52 | b0.002 | |
Gingival Index | 0.27 ± 0.49 | 0.15 ± 0.44 | b0.059 | 0.27 ± 0.51* | 0.12 ± 0.36 | b0.005 | |
Plaque Index | 0.72 ± 0.6* | 0.51 ± 0.43 | b0.049 | 0.71 ± 0.59 | 0.50 ± 0.42 | b0.088 | |
Salivary Flow Rate | 6.48 ± 2.93 | 5.71 ± 2.02 | c0.146 | 6.48 ± 2.89 | 5.57 ± 1.85 | c0.097 | |
Saliva pH | 7.42 ± 0.32* | 7.59 ± 0.37 | c0.019 | 7.42 ± 0.31* | 7.62 ± 0.39 | c0.009 |