Prevalence of Streptococcus mutans and dental decay in school children from Siena (Italy).
Epidemiological indexes of dental decay and prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in dental plaque were studied in a group of 255 schoolchildren aged 6-11 from a suburban area near Siena (Italy). Mutans streptococci were isolated from 17.4% of subjects: a significant correlation with dental decay indexes and with the presence of active caries was observed.
Gasparini
R
R
Istituto di Igiene, Università di Siena, Italy.
Pozzi
T
T
Fonzi
L
L
Rossolini
G M
GM
Mazzini
M
M
Pelagalli
A
A
Pozzi
G
G
D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification*