Table 3.

Correlation of bacterial species abundance with the DMFT index.

DMFT Index in Correlation to:	Spearman R	t (N − 2)	p-Value
S. sobrinus	0.26	2.91	0.0043
L. fermentum	−0.044	−0.48	0.63
L. acidophilus	−0.093	−1.01	0.32
V. parvula	0.093	0.98	0.33
A. actinomycetemcomitans	0.095	1.02	0.31
F. nucleatum	0.072	0.78	0.44
S. mutans	0.1	1.09	0.28
P. pallens	0.032	0.35	0.73

DMFT (Decayed, Missing, and Filled Permanent Teeth).