Detection of oral streptococci in dental biofilm from caries-active and caries-free children

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Andréa Cristina Barbosa Da Silva²  Jader Dos Santos Cruz¹  Fábio Correia Sampaio²  Demetrius Antônio Machado De Araújo¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal da Paraíba Departamento de Odontologia Clínica e Social João Pessoa PB ,Brasil

关键词: dental caries;    dental biofilm;    oral streptococci;    PCR;    glucosyltranferases;    cárie dentária;    biofilme dental;    estreptococos orais;    PCR;    glicosiltransferases;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822008000400009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This work correlated the presence of oral streptococci in dental biofilm with clinical indexes of caries and oral hygiene in caries-active and caries-free children. S. mutans and/or S. sobrinus in the dental biofilm does not indicate a direct risk for developing dental caries.

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