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Enhancement of Streptococcus mutans Colonization by Direct Bonded Orthodontic AppliancesDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292 Patients undergoing orthodontic therapy were evaluated for longitudinal changes in relative S. mutans numbers in plaque at discrete sites on the tooth surface associated with direct bond appliances. There was a significant linear increase in the percentage of S. mutans in the total streptococci isolated from the last pre-bracket sample through the last bracket sample.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 62, No. 12,
1209-1211 (1983) This article has been cited by other articles:
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