06 July 2020>: Clinical Research
Microbial Diversity Analysis on Different Surfaces of Dental Restorative Materials via 16S rDNA Sequencing
Yan Tu 12ADG , Yuan Wang 12ABG , Lingkai Su 12CFG , Beibei Shao 3F , Zhuhui Duan 123ACDE* , Shuli Deng 12FG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923509
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923509
Figure 4 Shannon index (A) and Simpson index (B). These indices were used to estimate microbial diversity between 2 groups. The Shannon index larger, the diversity of the community is higher. In contrast, the Simpson index larger, the diversity of the community is lower. The Shannon index (A) and Simpson index (B) both showed that the species diversity of ZPC group was lower than that of GI and IPR group, and there was a significant difference. * P≤0.05, ** P≤0.01. ZPC – zinc phosphate cement; GI – glass-ionomer; IPR – ICON permeable resin.