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

Table 3

Minimum, maximum, and median values of Colony Forming Units (CFU) of microorganisms in different saliva culture media of normotensive and hypertensive users of removable complete dental prostheses. Brazil, 2015.

Group	Culture medium	Minimum; (CFU/ml)	Maximum; (CFU/ml)	Median; (CFU/ml)
Normotensive; (n = 20)	BA	8
	MS	28		970
	MN	<0.001	1.92	0.005
	CR	<0.001		2.00
Hypertensive; (n = 21)	BA	60			0.134
	MS	460			0.009
	MN	<0.001		0.040	0.025
	CR	<0.001		800	0.236

Mann–Whitney test. Selective culture media: BA: Blood Agar; MS: Mitis Salivarius Agar; MN: Mannitol Salt Agar; CR: CHROMagar.