Effects of Dietary Sucrose Levels on the Quantity and Microbial Composition of Human Dental Plaque
- 1 July 1975
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 54 (4) , 872-880
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345750540042801
Abstract
The effects of dietary sucrose levels on the microbial composition of 4- and 12-day plaque were investigated in eight dental students. Sucrose-rich diets had no demonstrable effects on total plaque accumulation, whereas total viable microbial density, Streptococcus mutans, and the lactobacilli populations increased. The S sanguis population was unaffected. However, in individual subjects, an inverse relationship between the S sanguis and S mutans population was observed.Keywords
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