Comparison of the Plaque Microflora in Immunodeficient and Immunocompetent Dental Patients
| Autor: | Sandra Handler, Barnet M. Levy, Lee R. Brown, Tommy Wright, Bruce F. Mackler, H.J. Keene, Joanne S. Moylan, Deborah H. Perkins |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Staphylococcus Dental Plaque Biology Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immune system Humans Lymphocytes General Dentistry Candida sp Candida Bacteria DMF Index Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes 030206 dentistry Control subjects biology.organism_classification Streptococcus mutans Dental patients 030104 developmental biology Antibody Formation Immunology biology.protein Antibody Immunocompetence Caries experience |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Research. 58:2344-2352 |
| ISSN: | 1544-0591 0022-0345 |
| Popis: | The nature and extent of the immune dysfunctions in 20 immunodeficient patients, as well as the immunocompetence of 22 control subjects, were verified by cell-mediated responsiveness and immunoglobulin quantitations. Comparisons of the microbial composition of supragingival plaque between the two populations showed that a greater number of immunodefcient than control subjects harbored Candida sp. and Staphylococcus sp. Conversely, a lower number of immunodeficient than control subjects harbored Streptococcus mutans. Also, patients with immune dysfunctions had a lower dental caries experience than their immunocompetent counterparts. |
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