Fig. 4

Significant taxa associated with shallow periodontal pockets in different oral cavity contexts. The scatter plot shows the significant species associated with shallow pockets in individuals with both deep and shallow pockets (Shallow_d) and those with only shallow pockets (Shallow_s). Positive coefficients represent species positively associated with Shallow_d, while negative coefficients indicate species positively associated with Shallow_s. The analysis was conducted using MaAsLin2.