Association between salivary /microbiological parameters, oral health and eating habits in young athletes.

In addition, considering the impact of dental hygiene in athletes on the microbial load, we observe a close-to-significant positive association between brushing once per day and Lactobacillus species ( R -0.94, p = 0.05) and brushing twice per day on the ratio of S. mutans to Lactobacillus spp ( R = 0.82) ( Figure 2c ).

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