Salivary Streptococcus mutans and caries prevalence in Brazilian schoolchildren
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 17 (1) , 28-30
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb01821.x
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 (> 100 colonies) had a DMFS significantly higher than those with low or no detectable S. mutans (0, 1-20, 21-40 colonies).Keywords
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