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| Article Name : | | | A CORRELATION STUDY OF TOTAL SALIVARY COUNTS AND VIRULENT MARKERS OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS WITH CARIES EXPERIENCE | | Author Name : | | | Gandhimathi C. , Michael A. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ROR-791 | | Article : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The aim of the study was to evaluate an impending relationship between salivary Streptococcus mutans count, sucrose dependent glass adherence, and water insoluble glucan synthesis of isolated strains of Streptococcus mutans with caries experience among young adults between the age group of 20 to 23 years which may enable future planning of caries prevention in adults. A total of 70 dental students undergoing compulsory rotary internship were selected for the study based on certain inclusion and exclusion criteria. After assessing DMFT and DMFS of the subjects, stimulated saliva was collected for the above mentioned analysis. Statistical analysis was done using student t test for comparing the means of the results of the two groups. Before applying t test the variances of both the groups was tested using Levene's test. Dental caries experience was correlated with sucrose dependent adherence insoluble glucan production and salivary Streptococcus mutans count using Pearson Correlation. Out of 70 adults only 10 were caries free, with DMFT = 0 and 60 adults presented with caries experience who had DMFT of 3 to 8 with the mean value of 5.58 and DMFS of 13 to 24 with the mean value of 17.3. A strong correlation was found between DMFS and water insoluble glucan synthesis and a positive correlation was also found between DMFS and salivary Streptococcus mutans count. There was a highly significant correlation between DMFT and adherence to glass and also water insoluble glucan synthesis. | | Keywords : | | - Caries correlation ,Caries correlation ,Caries correlation ,Caries correlation ,
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