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BackgroundDental caries is a disease most commonly observed among diabetic patients. The main bacteria's found in the mouth cavity and mainly uses glucose as a diet and causes dental caries in diabetic patients is Streptococcus mutans. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries of S. mutans among diabetic patients attending at Jimma University Specialized Hospital Dental Clinic (JUSHDC). Method:-Across–sectional study was conducted from February 21/2017 to October 15/2018 among diabetic patients visiting JUSHDC. A dental plague was collected and S. mutans was isolated using mitis salivaris agar. Finally, data were analyzed by using SPSS software. Results: In this study, the overall prevalence of S. mutans was 81(67.50%). From a total of 120 study population, 77(64.20%) were males of which 49(40.80%) were positive for dental caries and the rest 43(35.80%) were females of which 32(26.70%) were culture positive for S. mutans. Conclusion: According to this study finding a high prevalence of dental caries was found in diabetic patients. This may lead to further caries and loss of teeth and also suffering the

Prevalence of Dental Caries of Streptococcus mutans among Diabetic Patients Who are Attending Jimma University Specialized Hospital Dental Clinic, South-West, Jimma, Ethiopia