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Collaborative WHO xylitol field studies in Hungary IV. Saliva levels of Streptococcus mutans
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Salivary Streptococcus mutans was quantified to detect possible age, sex, and group-dependent differences at the end of a 3-year field study assessing the value of partial substitution of sucrose with xylitol in comparison with systemic administration of fluoride and restorative treatment solely.Abstract:
Salivary Streptococcus mutans was quantified to detect possible age-, sex-, and group-dependent differences at the end of a 3-year field study assessing the value of partial substitution of sucrose with xylitol (X group) in comparison with systemic administration of fluoride (F group) and restorative treatment solely (C group). The material of this substudy consisted of 390 institutionalized children aged 9–14 years. S. mutans was determined through the spatula technique and grouped into categories 0, 106 CFU/ml saliva. Zero to <105 values included more than 80% of the subjects of the X group. The cross-sectional comparison between groups showed lower S. mutans values in the X group than in the F and C groups. These differences between groups were highly significant. S. mutans was not dependent on age or sex.read more
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Selective medium for streptococcus mutans
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Practical method to facilitate estimation of Streptococcus mutans levels in saliva.
B Köhler,D Bratthall +1 more
TL;DR: It was shown that the spatula method gave a good estimation of the level of S. mutans infection, and is useful in epidemiological studies or in selecting persons at a high caries risk, and when ordinary saliva sampling cannot be done, for example in small children.
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A comparison between different methods for prediction of caries activity.
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TL;DR: The combination of high numbers of incipient smooth surface lesions, S. mutans and lactobacilli gave a mean value of caries activity almost three times that of the whole group.
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Evaluation of a micromethod for determination of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus infection.
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The effect of chewing xylitol gum on the plaque and saliva levels of Streptococcus mutans
TL;DR: Findings suggested that the small amounts of xylitol used (about 5 gm) resulted in a suppression of S mutans, which is commonly reported to cause caries increment when chewed in a gum.