Correlation of streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus colonization with and without caries experience in preschool children | Zendy

C Nagarathna | Zendy; R Veena | Zendy

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Correlation of streptococcus mutans and streptococcus sobrinus colonization with and without caries experience in preschool children

Author(s) -

C Nagarathna,

R Veena

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_432_18

Subject(s) - streptococcus sobrinus , streptococcus mutans , early childhood caries , dentistry , medicine , dental plaque , biology , oral health , bacteria , genetics

The aciduric mutans streptococci (MS) group, including Streptococcus mutans (SM) and Streptococcus sobrinus (SS), is highly cariogenic. Relationship between increments in dental caries and the presence of these species is not yet clarified. It is of great importance to separately determine the presence of these two species for understanding their role in dental caries, accurate prediction, and effective prevention. Hence, this study was undertaken to detect the presence of SM and SS in plaque samples of caries-free (CF), early childhood caries (ECC), and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) and also to compare the possible relationship between these species with the occurrence of ECC.

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