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Contamination of toothpaste and toothbrush by Streptococcus mutans.
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Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes used by persons infected with S. mutans were examined for the presence of this microorganism and the implications of these findings for the spread of themicroorganism are discussed.Abstract:
Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes used by persons infected with S. mutans were examined for the presence of this microorganism. Fifteen minutes after brushing greater than 10(6) S. mutans were isolated from the toothbrushes and after ordinary storage for 24 h 10(4) were recovered. From two out of 10 toothpaste tubes S. mutans was isolated from the orifice of the tube. The implications of these findings for the spread of the microorganism are discussed.read more
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Selective medium for streptococcus mutans
TL;DR: A selective medium was developed for the isolation of Streptococcus mutans from human dental plaque with maximum inhibition of the balance of the streptococcal flora normally encountered on this medium.
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The infectious and transmissible nature of experimental dental caries. Findings and implications.
TL;DR: A number of interpretations, which have been made to explain differences in caries activity observed in past studies, must be reconsidered in terms of variations possibly induced in the microbic flora.
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Human streptococci and experimental caries in hamsters.
TL;DR: Streptococci which were morphologically and biochemically similar to the caries-inducing hamster strePTococci were isolated from dental plaque material obtained from highly carie-active persons and on the introduction of these strains in the oral cavity of albino hamsters the animals developed rampant caries.
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Lactobacilli and streptococci in the mouth of children.
TL;DR: The oral establishment of various species of streptococci and lactobacilli has been studied on 25 infants during a period of 5 years and the composition of the flora was significantly different from that which has previously been described for adults.
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Experimental caries induced in animals by streptococci of human origin.
TL;DR: Streptococci were isolated from human dental carious lesions which reacted with fluorescein-tagged antisera against rat or hamster “cariogenic” streptitisci, and one of these is being studied for possible cariogenicity in germfree rats.