Correlation among mutans streptococci counts, dental caries, and IgA to Streptococcus mutans in saliva Correlação entre contagens de estreptococos do grupo mutans, cárie dentária e IgA anti-Streptococcus mutans na saliva

Two-hundred and forty individuals were studied, divided into five groups as follows: caries-free children, children with caries, children with rampant caries, young adults with and without caries. Whole stimulated saliva was collected and all individuals were investigated for DMFT/dmft according to...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito, Clélia Aparecida de Paiva Martins, Ivan Balducci, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2004-12-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
IgA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242004000400014