title: Relationship between the existing caries status, plaque S. mutans and Cariostat caries activity test in children.
abstract: An attempt was made in this study to find out the sensitivity and specificity of a caries activity test, CARIOSTAT and its relationship to the existing caries status and the plaque S. mutans level. The test proved to be highly sensitive and specific with significant relationship to the S.mutans count in the dental plaque. There also was a significant relationship between both the cultured microorganisms on MSB agar and the plaque in the Cariostat medium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Karnataka.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003124:Colorimetry; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification