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Test Saliva Check Mutans for dental caries risk assessment

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Joanna Chłapowska, Tamara Pawlaczyk‑Kamieńska, Maria Borysewicz‑Lewicka



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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20883/df.2020.2

Fraza do cytowania: Chłapowska J., Pawlaczyk‑Kamieńska T., Borysewicz‑Lewicka M. Test Saliva Check Mutans for dental caries risk assessment. Dental Forum. 2020;XLVIII(1):17–19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20883/df.2020.2.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of the Saliva Check Mutans test in dental caries risk assessment. The clinical examination consisted of determining the dental caries experience, oral hygiene level and the gingival status in adult patients. The titre of Streptococcus mutans in the stimulated mixed saliva of the examined persons was assessed using the Saliva Check Mutans test. The Saliva Check Mutans test appears to be a rapid test useful in assessing the risk of dental caries, allowing the clinician to determine the level of cariogenic microorganisms. It can also be used in educating patients to motivate them to improve their oral hygiene.

Key words: caries risk assesment, bacteriological test.





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