Research suggests that mutans streptococci play an important role in cariogenesis in
children but the usefulness of bacterial testing in risk assessment is unknown. Our objective …

Dental caries is a major health problem worldwide. This disease results from improper
interactions between oral microorganisms and host that stimulate the establishment of …

Objectives: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a challenging public health problem in the
United States and elsewhere; however, there is limited information concerning risk factors in …

Objectives: Dental caries in early childhood is an important public health problem. Previous
studies have examined risk factors, but they have focused on children during the later stages …

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 initial infection of children by Streptococcus mutans, the main pathogen of dental caries,
depends on the ability of S. mutans to adhere and accumulate on tooth surfaces. These …

Streptococcus mutans is the main pathogenic agent of dental caries. Glucosyltransferases
(Gtfs) produced by these bacteria are important virulence factors because they catalyze the …

Dental caries is a dietary and host-modified biofilm disease process, transmissible early in
life that, if left untreated, will cause destruction of dental hard tissues. If allowed to progress …

Objectives: To assess the effects of a single 10% povidone iodine application as an adjunct
to extensive surgical procedures in the clinical treatment of children with early childhood …

Early childhood caries (ECC) affects children all over the world and has high prevalence
and severity in preschool children. Different social, biological and behavioral factors …