RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI IN SALIVA AND THEIR COLONIZATION OF THE TOOTH SURFACES
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI IN SALIVA AND THEIR COLONIZATION OF THE TOOTH SURFACES
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-302x.1989.tb00102.x
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发表时间:
1989-06-01
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WENNERHOLM, K
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LINDQUIST, B;EMILSON, CG;WENNERHOLM, K
The relationship between the salivary concentration of mutans streptococci and their prevalence on different tooth surfaces was studied in 114 subjects. Plaque samples were obtained from all tooth surfaces in the dentition and the infection magnitude of mutans streptococci was determined. The salivary concentrations of mutans streptococci correlated significantly with the number of colonized tooth surfaces and with the infection level of mutans streptococci for individual teeth or groups of tooth surfaces. The highest correlation values were found for buccal and approximal surfaces and for molars followed by premolars and anterior teeth. The 10 tooth surfaces best reflectng the salivary levels of mutans streptococci were 5 buccal and 5 approximal sites, 6 of them localized on maxillary posterior teeth. A significant positive relationship was noted between the prevalence of mutants streptococci in salvia and on the dorsum of the tongue.