Effect of Salivary Agglutinins on Bacterial Colonization of Tooth Surfaces

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Abstract
The relationship between rate of appearance of visible colonies of bacteria on cleaned [human] tooth surfaces and the relative concentrations of the specific salivary factor inducing aggregation of Streptococcus mutans, serotype c strains, was studied. Test subjects were carefully selected in order to minimize the influence of other plaque-provoking factors. In resting whole saliva, high concentration of the factor was related to a low rate of plaque formation, but in stimulated whole saliva there was no significant correlation between the concentration of the factor and the rate of plaque formation.

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