Table 1.
VSCs of single‐cultured or cocultured Porphyromonas gingivalis with Streptococcus salivarius K12 and M18
| Group | HS (n = 7) | MM (n = 7) | DMS (n = 7) | VSCs (n = 7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Control | 1.03 | 0.31 | 41.19** | 3.18 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 42.3** | 3.46 |
| 1:1 | 0.27* | 0.34 | 2.08* | 1.41 | 2.63 | 3.28 | 4.97* | 2.98 |
| 1:2 | 0.92 | 0.74 | 2.48* | 1.13 | 0.92 | 1.34 | 4.32* | 1.20 |
| 1:3 | 0.45* | 0.38 | 1.27* | 1.43 | 0.30 | 0.54 | 2.02* | 1.42 |
Note: Unit: ng/10 mL.
Abbreviations: DMS, dimethyl sulfide; HS, hydrogen sulfide; MM, methyl mercaptan; VSC, volatile sulfur compound.
*p < .05 by Kruskal–Wallis test; **p < .05 by Jonckheere–Terpstra test.