ALUMINA NANOPARTICLE INCORPORATED MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA OIL FORMULATION FOR CONTROL OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS ISOLATED FROM DENTAL CARIES

Control of growth Streptococcus mutans isolated from saliva and dental caries

Streptococcus mutans is a Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore forming, catalasenegative, facultative anaerobic cocci bacterium commonly found in the human oral cavity, is a significant contributor to tooth decay (David et al., 2011). The mutans streptococci comprise a group of seven species, of which Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are the predominant species isolated from huma...

The Comparison of Proteins Elaborated by Streptococcus mutans Strains Isolated from Caries Free and Susceptible Subjects

Studies on ampicillin resistant plasmid of Streptococcus mutans isolated from dental caries patients

Dental caries is a well known major oral health problem in most countries. The multifactorial etiology of the disease includes multiple bacterial species, S. mutans is the main pathogen associated with the disease. Streptococcus mutans is recognized as the main pathogen of dental caries in human beings. One of the important virulence properties of S. mutans is their ability to form biofi lms on...

Catechin-incorporated dental copolymers inhibit growth of Streptococcus mutans

OBJECTIVE To test the inhibitory growth activity of green tea catechin incorporated into dental resins compared to resins containing the broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound chlorhexidine against Streptococcus mutans in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCg) and chlorhexidine (CHX) were determined according to the microdilu...

Characteristics of Streptococcus mutans genotypes and dental caries in children.

This longitudinal cohort study evaluated the diversity, commonality, and stability of Streptococcus mutans genotypes associated with dental caries history. Sixty-seven 5- and 6-yr-old children, considered as being at high caries risk, had plaque collected from baseline through 36 months for S. mutans isolation and genotyping using repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR (4,392 total isolates). De...