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Quantity of Streptococcus mutans colonies in stimulated saliva of patients in the Turner syndrome and control groups.
| Total number of patients | Number of patients with a particular quantity of SM colonies in 1 mL of stimulated saliva |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karyotype | N | No growth |
SM < 105 CFU/mL |
SM ≥ 105 CFU/mL |
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| N | % | n | % | N | % | ||
| Turner syndrome 45, X | 19 | 10 | 53a | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0c |
| Control group | 47 | 2 | 4,2b | 14 | 29,8 | 31 | 66d |
p < 0.001 for a vs. b and c vs. d; SM: Streptococcus mutans; CFU: Colony Forming Units.
