A Two-Year Longitudinal Study of the Effectiveness of the CRT^® Bacteria Test in Evaluating Caries Risk in Three-Year-Old Children

Table 7

Influence of cariogenic bacterial infection on caries status.

SM	LB	Caries cases (caries = 1)	Caries-free cases (caries = 0)	Total
SM ≥ 10^4 CFU/mL(SM = 1)	LB ≥ 10^4 CFU/mL (LB = 1)	35	29	64
	LB < 10^4 CFU/mL (LB = 0)	5	22	27
SM <10^4 CFU/mL(SM = 0)	LB ≥ 10^4 CFU/mL (LB = 1)	4	14	18
	LB < 10^4 CFU/mL (LB = 0)	4	27	31