Correlations between numbers of microflora in plaque and saliva.

Autor: Mundorff SA; Eastman Dental Center/University of Rochester, Rochester Cariology Center, N.Y., Eisenberg AD, Leverett DH, Espeland MA, Proskin HM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Caries research [Caries Res] 1990; Vol. 24 (5), pp. 312-7.
DOI: 10.1159/000261289
Abstrakt: An epidemiologic investigation to reliably identify caries-susceptible subjects by microbiological and chemical assessment of plaque and saliva is currently in progress. As part of that study, the numerical relationships of mutans streptococci, lactobacilli and total viable microflora in plaque and saliva among 12- to 15-year-old children in a fluoridated community were determined. Paraffin-stimulated whole saliva and pooled dental plaque were collected. Each sample was suspended in reduced transport fluid, chilled on ice, and assayed. The bivariate normal distribution was found to be a suitable model for the distribution of the pairs [numbers of bacteria in plaque (log10), numbers of bacteria in saliva (log10)]. Statistically significant positive correlations were found between numbers of mutans streptococci in plaque and saliva, and between lactobacilli in plaque and saliva.
Databáze: MEDLINE