TABLE 3. p values of correlation between cfu/mL counts in saliva and presence of denture-induced stomatitis, before (BV) and after (AV) the treatment with vinegar (Spearman's correlation).
| cfu/mL BV | cfu/mL AV | Denture stomatitis BV | Denture stomatitis AV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cfu/mL | ||||||||
| Before Vinegar (BV) | - | 0.0078 | 0.5675 | 0.3334 | ||||
| cfu/mL | ||||||||
| After Vinegar (AV) | 0.0078 | - | 0.1798 | 0.0442 | ||||
| Denture stomatitis | ||||||||
| Before Vinegar (BV) | 0.5675 | 0.1798 | - | <.0001 | ||||
| Denture stomatitis | ||||||||
| After Vinegar (AV) | 0.3334 | 0.0442 | <.0001 | - | ||||
Statistically significant if p< 0.05.