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Intraindividual variations in counts of mutans streptococci measured by “Strip mutans” method
Author(s) -
ISMAIL ELNADEEF MAI AHMED,
BRATTHALL DOUGLAS
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1991.tb01016.x
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , dentistry , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
— Intraindividual variations in the mutans streptococci measured by Strip mutans, in a 1‐day and a 5‐day period, as well as the effect of toothbrushing, were investigated. 30 subjects participated, and their levels of salivary mutans were estimated by a scale containing four steps. With the exception of three comparisons, time intervals of different lengths did not cause a deviation of more than one step. Comparisons made before and after toothbrushing yielded the same score in 22 cases, whereas two subjects showed a discrepancy of two steps. Clearly, in a short‐term perspective, variations can certainly be found, but more pronounced discrepancies are rare.