Association Between the Salivary Streptococcus Mutans Levels and Dental Caries Experience in Adult Females - Dentistry & Oral Health

 

Streptococcus mutans has been concerned like one of the main etiology  of  dental  caries  [1,2].  It  is  known  that  tooth  surfaces  inhabited with S. mutans are on a high risk of developing caries [1-3].  Appearing  in  people  with  a  relatively  high  caries  experience,  a  positive relationship between high salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and  dental  caries  experience  have  been  reported  [4,5].  Those with high levels of Streptococcus mutans as well acquire more coronal  and  root  caries  in  permanent  restorations  and  temporary  restorations  than  persons  appearing  in  the  same  population  with  lower  intensity  of  Streptococcus  mutans [5-7].  S.  mutans salivary  levels are straight linked to the number of tooth sites colonized [8] and to their amount in dental plaque [9]. 

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