In-office bacteria test for a microbial monitoring during the conventional and self-ligating orthodontic treatment

Table 3 Linear regression analysis using PI, Buffering capacity of saliva and salivary flow as independent variables

	B	St.Error	Beta	t	Significance
(Constant)	2.11	0.33	0.00	6.46	0.001 **
PI	−0.23	0.16	−0.32	6.46	0.16
Buffering capacity	−0.02	0.8	−0.07	−0.32	0.75
Salivary flow	−0.1	0.06	−0.4	−1.74	0.1

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