approached significancep = 0.072
Pairwise tests comparing the caries-free or incipient caries groups with the moderate or severe caries groups approached significance (pairwise PERMANOVA FDR-corrected p = 0.072).
Pairwise tests comparing the caries-free or incipient caries groups with the moderate or severe caries groups approached significance (pairwise PERMANOVA FDR-corrected p = 0.072).
Metadata categories that returned a significant or near-significant result in adonis tests were further investigated using PERMANOVA [ 42 ] and permdisp tests [ 44 ].