Table 4 Relative quantification of investigated bacteria species in plaque based on gene expression ratio. (p < 0.05)
p-value in relation to baseline | Week 1 | Week 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Whole mouth | Whole mouth | ||
Lactobacillus reuteri DSM/total lactobacilli | Test | 0.0015 (up) | 0.0065 (up) |
Placebo | Too few samples | Too few samples | |
Lactobacillus reuteri PTA/total lactobacilli | Test | 0.028 (up) | 0.009 (up) |
Placebo | Too few samples | Too few samples | |
Total lactobacilli/total bacteria count | Test | 0.762 (no difference) | 0.84 (no difference) |
Placebo | 0.929 (no difference) | 0.662 (no difference) | |
Streptococcus mutans/total streptococci | Test | 0.8305 (no difference) | 0.986 (no difference) |
Placebo | 0.644 (no difference) | 0.549 (no difference) | |
Total streptococci/total bacteria count | Test | 0.356 (no difference) | 0.249 (no difference) |
Placebo | 0.678 (no difference) | 0.947 (no difference) | |