TABLE 2.
Significant changes in species between the two groups.
| Species | Mean OSCC | SD OSCC | Mean Control | SD Control | P value |
| Increase in OSCC | |||||
| s_Fusobacterium nucleatum | 11614.8 | 14540.8 | 2318.8 | 900.2 | 0.010451 |
| s_Capnocytophaga sputigena | 5522.6 | 10427.1 | 423.0 | 260.3 | 0.010451 |
| s_Porphyromonas endodontalis | 4518.4 | 7610.7 | 385.6 | 500.8 | 0.002250 |
| s_Gemella haemolysans | 4102.2 | 5419.4 | 856.4 | 659.2 | 0.018840 |
| Decrease in OSCC | |||||
| s_Fusobacterium periodonticum | 8646.4 | 10477.7 | 14326.4 | 7860.2 | 0.008263 |
| s_Prevotella melaninogenica | 6667.0 | 11420.4 | 21520.9 | 14783.3 | 0.000209 |
| s_Haemophilus parainfluenzae | 4023.1 | 3956.6 | 19596.1 | 12176.6 | 7.57E-07 |
| s_Rothia mucilaginosa | 2713.8 | 5910.2 | 22752.7 | 14939.3 | 3.78E-08 |
| s_Neisseria flavescens | 3020.9 | 4304.2 | 16777.6 | 8680.9 | 1.47E-06 |
| s_Neisseria meningitidis | 2481.3 | 2794.2 | 6786.3 | 3310.4 | 0.000426 |
| s_Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae | 2790.5 | 3816.6 | 4760.6 | 2063.1 | 0.002972 |
| s_Actinomyces sp. ICM47 | 576.6 | 1112.0 | 13120.6 | 19413.5 | 9.62E-08 |
Tested by Wilcoxon non-parametric method.