Bacteria | Factor | Group | b (95% CI) | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
S. mutans† | Appliance | Brackets | Referent | |
Aligners | − 2.47 (− 6.99 to 2.05) | 0.28 | ||
Age | NT | |||
Gender | NT | |||
Time | T0 | Referent | ||
T1 | − 1.01 (− 1.96 to − 0.07) | 0.04 | ||
T2 | − 0.84 (− 2.08 to 0.40) | 0.18 | ||
s-PlI at T0 | NT | |||
S. sanguinis* | Appliance | Brackets | Referent | |
Aligners | − 13.40 (− 19.19 to − 7.62) | < 0.001 | ||
Age | NT | |||
Gender | NT | |||
Time | T0 | Referent | ||
T1 | 3.21 (− 0.33 to 6.76) | 0.08 | ||
T2 | 0.60 (− 2.07 to 3.26) | 0.66 | ||
s-PlI at T0 | NT |