Dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease, in which many genetic, environmental and behavioral risk factors interact. The mutans streptococci (MS), mainly Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are the microorganisms most strongly associated with this disease. The main virulence factors associated with MS cariogenicity include adhesion, acidogenicity and acid tolerance. ...

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.12.009 2352-3964/© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V Etiology of dental caries is crucial for disease prevention and cure. The traditional concept of dental caries is an imbalance in saliva defense, microbial load and life style habits like sugar consumption. Distinctions have been revealed between dental caries and caries-free microbiomes in terms...

Aims: Mutans streptococci include Streptococcus mutans and sobrinus, which can cause tooth decay. The current study aimed to compare their virulence genes with each other correlate them the clinical data of patients. Materials methods: Altogether 21 S. 19 sobrinus strains were investigated, originating from 24 children (age 2.7 ± 0.4 years) 13 mothers (27.3 3.7). PCR method was applied detect 1...

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a significant worldwide oral health problem that needs to be looked after by parents. Some parents do not care about the of their children, and they more frequently visit pediatricians. So, pediatricians are one most reliable profession for preventing children’s diseases, promoting awareness. The aim study was know knowledge awareness pediatricians’ early in lumb...