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(a) Mean number of operational taxonomic units (OTUs); (b) Shannon diversity index values and (c) Principal component analysis (PCA) of 69 participants (increase in gingival bleeding and increase in probing pocket depth (PPD)). There were no significant differences in the number of OTUs, Shannon diversity index values, and PCA between the worsening and non-worsening groups.
