Salivary Streptococcus mutans and caries prevalence in Brazilian schoolchildren.

Authors :: Buischi YA
Axelsson P
Barbosa Mde F
Mayer MP
do Prado MC
de Oliveira LB
Source :: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology [Community Dent Oral Epidemiol] 1989 Feb; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 28-30.
Publication Year :: 1989
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the levels of salivary Streptococcus mutans in Brazilian schoolchildren, and its possible correlation with caries prevalence. A positive correlation between different levels of S. mutans and caries prevalence was observed, individuals with high levels of S. mutans (greater than 100 colonies) had a DMFS significantly higher than those with low or no detectable S. mutans (0, 1-20, 21-40 colonies).

Subjects :: Adolescent
Brazil
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
DMF Index
Dental Caries diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Dental Caries epidemiology
Saliva microbiology
Streptococcus mutans isolation & purification

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