highly significantp < 0.05
There was a highly significant correlation ( p < 0.05) between salivary lactobacilli, dental plaque lactobacilli, and plaque index scores; and between salivary lactobacilli, dental plaque lactobacilli and dmft scores.
There was a highly significant correlation ( p < 0.05) between salivary lactobacilli, dental plaque lactobacilli, and plaque index scores; and between salivary lactobacilli, dental plaque lactobacilli and dmft scores.
Additionally, bacterial viable counts were similar among family members except for lactobacilli where CF subjects had significantly lower numbers than their family members, while S-ECC subjects had a greater number of lactobacilli than their family members but this difference did not reach statistical significance ( Figure 6 ).