TABLE 7.
Correlations between anaerobic bacteria detected by real-time PCR and histopathological categories for carious dentine
| Histopathological category | Microbial associations | ra |
|---|---|---|
| Minimal inflammatory change | Fusobacteriumb, P. endodontalis | >0.518 |
| Fusobacterium, Prevotella | >0.518 | |
| Soft tissue degenerative change | P. endodontalis, M. micros | >0.618 |
| Fusobacterium, M. micros | >0.618 | |
| Fusobacterium, Prevotella | >0.618 | |
| Hard tissue degenerative change | Fusobacterium, Prevotella | >0.907 |
| Inflammatory degenerative change | P. endodontalis, M. micros | >0.779 |
a
Correlation coefficients (r) for multiple comparisons were obtained by using the Bonferroni adjustment, preset at a significance level of 0.05.\
b
The Fusobacterium-specific primer and probe set designed for the detection of F. nucleatum would also detect F. periodonticum, F. alocis, and F. simiae if they were present in a sample.