DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs
Aim: To assess the DMFT (D = decayed; M = missing; F = filled) index of institutionalized patients with mild and moderate physical and mental disabilities and to correlate it with the Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) counts in the supragingival bacterial biofilm. Methods: Dental examination of 28 pa...
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| author | Marcia H. Tanaka Karina Bocardi Kátia Yukari Kishimoto Paula Jacques Denise Madalena Palomari Spolidorio Elisa Maria Aparecida Giro |
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| description | Aim: To assess the DMFT (D = decayed; M = missing; F = filled) index of institutionalized patients with mild and moderate physical and mental disabilities and to correlate it with the Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) counts in the supragingival bacterial biofilm. Methods: Dental examination of 28 patients aged 15 to 25 years was conducted to determine the DMFT index (number of decayed, missing and filled teeth). Supragingival plaque samples were collected from the buccal surfaces of all teeth. The samples were inoculated in SB20 medium and incubated at 37 °C for 48 hours. Spearman’s correlation test was applied (p = 0.05) to evaluate the correlation between the DMFT index and the amount of S. mutans. Results: The mean DMFT recorded was 7.68 and a large mean number of S. mutans colony-forming units (cfu > 106 ) was found. No statistically significant correlation was found between the DMFT index and the number of S. mutans. Conclusions: Under the conditions of this study, no correlation was found between the DMFT index and the number of S. mutans cfu in institutionalized patients with mental retardation and physical disabilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5887b10c11d24009b2c40cb012b6eedc2022-12-21T22:31:07ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences1677-32252015-12-018110.20396/bjos.v8i1.8642300DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needsMarcia H. Tanaka0Karina Bocardi1Kátia Yukari Kishimoto2Paula Jacques3Denise Madalena Palomari Spolidorio4Elisa Maria Aparecida Giro5Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquista Filho” (Unesp), Araraquara (SP)Unesp, Araraquara (SP)Unesp, Araraquara (SP)Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor)Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Unesp, Araraquara (SP)Faculdade de Odontologia de Araraquara, Unesp, Araraquara (SP)Aim: To assess the DMFT (D = decayed; M = missing; F = filled) index of institutionalized patients with mild and moderate physical and mental disabilities and to correlate it with the Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) counts in the supragingival bacterial biofilm. Methods: Dental examination of 28 patients aged 15 to 25 years was conducted to determine the DMFT index (number of decayed, missing and filled teeth). Supragingival plaque samples were collected from the buccal surfaces of all teeth. The samples were inoculated in SB20 medium and incubated at 37 °C for 48 hours. Spearman’s correlation test was applied (p = 0.05) to evaluate the correlation between the DMFT index and the amount of S. mutans. Results: The mean DMFT recorded was 7.68 and a large mean number of S. mutans colony-forming units (cfu > 106 ) was found. No statistically significant correlation was found between the DMFT index and the number of S. mutans. Conclusions: Under the conditions of this study, no correlation was found between the DMFT index and the number of S. mutans cfu in institutionalized patients with mental retardation and physical disabilities.https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8642300Streptococcus mutansDisabled personsDental caries |
| spellingShingle | Marcia H. Tanaka Karina Bocardi Kátia Yukari Kishimoto Paula Jacques Denise Madalena Palomari Spolidorio Elisa Maria Aparecida Giro DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences Streptococcus mutans Disabled persons Dental caries |
| title | DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| title_full | DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| title_fullStr | DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| title_full_unstemmed | DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| title_short | DMFT index assessment and microbiological analysis of Streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| title_sort | dmft index assessment and microbiological analysis of streptococcus mutans in institutionalized patients with special needs |
| topic | Streptococcus mutans Disabled persons Dental caries |
| url | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8642300 |
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