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The mutans streptococci, lactobacilli or Candida relative frequencies in saliva samples from Down syndrome (DS) children and sibling controls (C).
| C | DS | p-value | |
| Mutans streptococci | 100% | 100% | 1.000 |
| Lactobacilli | 73.3% | 82.2% | 0.310 |
| Candida | 77.3% | 59.1% | 0.067 |
p-values were calculated using the chi-square test.
