Open AccessA comparative evaluation of Oratest with the microbiological method of assessing caries activity in children
Author(s) -
Meenakshi Sundaram,
Ullal Anand Nayak,
R. Krishnakumar,
Vikas Reddy,
Arun Rao,
Mahesh Mathian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.113283
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , saliva , analysis of variance , dentistry , mann–whitney u test , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
The aim of this study is to find out whether Oratest can be used as a diagnostic tool in assessing the caries activity by evaluating its relationship to the existing caries status and the salivary streptococcus mutans level.