| Autor: |
Huis in 't Veld JH, van Palenstein Helderman WH, Dirks OB |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek [Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek] 1979; Vol. 45 (1), pp. 25-33. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/BF00400775 |
| Abstrakt: |
Plaque samples from caries-active subjects showed a higher incidence of S. mutans than plaque samples from caries-free subjects. This was especially evident in approximal incisor plaque. S. mutans serotype d was almost exclusively present in approximal plaque obtained from caries-active subjects. Tooth surfaces infected with S. mutans still harbored this micro-organism 10 months later, while uninfected tooth surfaces remained free of S. mutans. Caries development predominantly occurs on those tooth surfaces which harbor relatively high percentages of S. mutans (> 5%). It is unlikely that serum or saliva antibodies against S. mutans play a major role in the protection against dental caries in these caries-free subjects since subjects with the greatest number of decayed surfaces showed the highest antibody titre as measured by haemagglutination or by the enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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