|
Caries-active
|
Caries-free
|
p
|
CF saliva
|
CA saliva
|
Caries tissue
|
p
|
---|
Median
|
Median
|
---|
SM
|
4.1 × 106
|
4.9 × 106
|
0.001*a
|
4.4
|
4.6 × 106
|
4.4 × 106
|
0.006*b
|
LBs
|
3.3 × 106
|
3.5 × 106
|
0.000*a
|
3.3
|
3.2 × 106
|
3.3 × 106
|
0.001*b
|
DMFT
|
8.0
|
0
|
0.000*a
|
0
|
9.0
|
0.000*b
|
CF saliva
| | | |
–
|
0.000*c
|
0.000*c
| |
CA saliva
| | | |
0.016*d
|
–
|
1.000
| |
Carious tissue
| | | |
0.004*e
|
1.000
|
–
| |
|
SM
|
LB
|
DMFT
| | | | |
---|
Decayed
|
0.001*f
|
0.000*f
|
0.000*g
| | | | |
Missing
|
0.620
|
0.275
|
0.016*g
| | | | |
Filled
|
0.174
|
0.194
|
0.032*g
| | | | |
- * p < 0.05, aSM, LBs, and DMFT score in caries-active and caries-free subjects; bSM, LBs, and DMFT score in the three types of samples (caries-free saliva, caries-active saliva, and carious tissue); cdifference between samples in relation to DMFT score; ddifference between samples in relation to SM and eto LBs, f, gdecayed, missing, and filled in relation to SM, LBs, and DMFT score