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Table 5 Serotypes of S.mutans in children and their mothers

From: Evaluation of the risk factors of dental caries in children with very low birth weight and normal birth weight

S. mutans serotypes

Mothers

Children

Frequency

N

%

N

%

c

62

68.89

50

67.57

e

16

17.77

8

10.81

f

6

6.67

10

13.51

k

6

6.67

6

8.11

 

p = 0.3308*

   
  1. VLBW very low birth weight, NBW normal birth weight
  2. *Statistical significance determined using ML chi-square test, significant values marked in bold