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BMC ORAL HEALTH
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-13-5
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- Saudi Ministry of Higher Education
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Background: Dental caries develops as a result of the metabolism of carbohydrates by cariogenic bacteria present in a complex biofilm. The present study aimed to examine if bacteria in pooled supragingival plaque samples quantified using a checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization based panel of caries-related bacteria, could reflect the caries experience in a manner similar to saliva samples analysed using a chair-side method in a previous investigation. Methods: A total of 86 mothers and their children aged 4-6 years and 12-16 years old participated. Caries experience (DMFT/dmft; Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth for permanent and primary teeth) was registered clinically and radiographically. Caries was recorded at the D-3 level (caries into dentine). The D/d component was divided into three categories. A pooled supragingival plaque sample per participant was obtained from posterior approximal sites. Analyses of 15 bacterial species were performed using the checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridisation technique. Results: No significant relationships were found between the bacterial scores and DMFT/dmft nor D/d groups. Conclusions: Unlike the saliva samples and the chair-side method, interproximal pooled plaque samples analysed using the checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization technique did not reveal any significant relations between the bacterial counts and the caries experience.
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