In a group of 32 dental plaque samples taken from both enamel and root surface cemental caries were studied to demonstrate the bacterial etiology of different type caries. The findings in this study indicate that the ...In a group of 32 dental plaque samples taken from both enamel and root surface cemental caries were studied to demonstrate the bacterial etiology of different type caries. The findings in this study indicate that the ma jor microflora of enamel caries is similar to that of cemental caries, and Streptococcus mutans is predominant species in microflora for two type caries, suggesting that this organism is associated not only with coronal enamel caries but also with root surface cemental caries. Actinomyces and lactobacillus are the secondary members in microflora of cemental caries.展开更多
文摘In a group of 32 dental plaque samples taken from both enamel and root surface cemental caries were studied to demonstrate the bacterial etiology of different type caries. The findings in this study indicate that the ma jor microflora of enamel caries is similar to that of cemental caries, and Streptococcus mutans is predominant species in microflora for two type caries, suggesting that this organism is associated not only with coronal enamel caries but also with root surface cemental caries. Actinomyces and lactobacillus are the secondary members in microflora of cemental caries.
