Research Article

Characterization of Oral Microbiota in Removable Dental Prosthesis Users: Influence of Arterial Hypertension

Table 2

Growth of anaerobic microorganisms, streptococci, staphylococci, and Candida spp. in saliva samples of normotensive and hypertensive users of removable complete dental prostheses. Brazil, 2015.

GroupsMicroorganismsGrowth microorganismsn%

NormotensiveAnaerobicPositive
Negative20100
StreptococciPositive20100
Negative
StaphylococciPositive20100
Negative
CandidaPositive1260
Negative0840

HypertensiveAnaerobicPositive
Negative21100
StreptococciPositive21100
Negative
StaphylococciPositive21100
Negative
CandidaPositive1571.4
Negative0628.6