The aim of this study was to perform a follow-up evaluation of the Streptococcus mutans and
Streptococcus sobrinus colonization profile of children's oral cavities, which included the …

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2011; 21: 422–431 Background. The genotypic
diversity of both Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus in children with different …

Objetive: The aim of this study was to analyze possible horizontal transmission patterns of S.
mutans among 6-7-yr-old schoolchildren from the same class, identifying genotypes and …

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to investigate the colonisation of Streptococcus
mutans and to determine the possibility of horizontal transmission in Chinese nursery …

Introduction: Streptococcus mutans exhibits extensive genotypic diversity, but the role of this
variation is poorly understood. This study aimed to determine the number and distribution of …

Transmission of Streptococcus mutans, a major dental caries pathogen, occurs mainly
during the first 2.5 years of age. Children appear to acquire S. mutans mostly from their …

The major route of early acquisition of mutans streptococci in humans is a vertical
transmission from mother to child. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the …

Background Severe-early childhood caries (S-ECC) is one of the most common infectious
diseases in children and is prevalent in lower socio-economic populations. American Indian …

Streptococcus mutans strains were isolated from cohorts of Brazilian nursery school children
and genotyped by arbitrarily primed PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism …

The aim of this study was to detect and monitor the acquisition of mutans streptococci (MS)
in healthy Brazilian children. Samples of 4 different sites (saliva, tongue dorsum, dental …