Table 3.
Tongue parameters | Tongue flora | Correlation coefficient r value |
---|---|---|
perAll | BT-Actinomyces | 0.288** |
TB-a | BT-Actinomyces | −0.281** |
TB-a | BT-Rothia | 0.286** |
TC-a | BT-Actinomyces | −0.380** |
TC-a | BT-Rothia | 0.250* |
TC-a | BT-Neisseria | 0.305** |
(The BT prefix before the bacterial name indicates that it is a bacterium found on the tongue coating; **P 0.01; *P 0.05).