Defining the oral microbiome by whole-genome sequencing and resistome analysis: the complexity of the healthy picture

Table 2 Demographic and clinical features of the study population

Subject ID n.	Teeth n.	Plaque Score^a	BOP^b	OHD (Oral Hygiene Devices at home)
Subject ID n.	Teeth n.	Plaque Score^a	BOP^b	Toothbrush	Interproximal device
1	29	52,30	9,77	manual	none
2	29	24,14	9,77	powered	none
3	32	19,79	8,33	powered	floss
4	30	12,22	2,22	powered	none
5	31	22,62	1,79	manual	none
6	28	23,21	1,19	manual	floss
7	30	20,00	2,78	manual	none
8	32	28,65	1,56	powered	none
9	31	25,27	5,38	manual	none
10	30	27,78	2,22	powered	floss
11	28	17,26	2,97	powered	none
12	30	22,39	9,89	manual	floss
13	28	30,36	2,98	manual	floss
14	32	27,98	4,17	manual	floss
15	28	8,93	0,60	powered	none
16	32	20,31	1,04	manual	floss
17	31	29,03	2,15	manual	none
18	28	22,02	4,76	manual	floss
19	30	23,89	2,78	powered	floss
20	28	25,00	3,57	powered	none

^aPlaque Score (O’Leary PL, which represents the percentage of sites, four per tooth, presenting plaque; the optimal value should be less than 20%),
^bBleeding on Probing (BOP) index (representing the percentage of sites, six per tooth, presenting bleeding on periodontal probing; the optimal value should be less than 10%)

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