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.
Istituto di Igiene, Università di Siena, Italy.
R
R
Gasparini
T
T
Pozzi
L
L
Fonzi
G M
GM
Rossolini
M
M
Mazzini
A
A
Pelagalli
G
G
Pozzi
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*