Original scientific paper
Range of Dentocult Tests in Children Treated with Different Preventive Procedures for Plaque Control
Hrvoje Jurić
Ilija Škrinjarić
Domagoj Glavina
Abstract
Plaque amount and number of bacteria in whole saliva is directly connected with individual caries risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of several preventive measures in reduction of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus spp. and plaque control. The study comprised 54 subjects, aged 4-5 and 10-12 years, divided into 3 equal groups with 18 subjects each. Each group was treated with a different preventive agent. The first group with a solution of aminfluoride, the second with professional prophylactic paste and the third with the same paste and additional xylitol-fluoride containing chewing gum on a daily basis. Whole saliva samples and other data were collected 5 times. The first time before the preventive procedure, the second time 30 minutes after, the third time 7 days after, the fourth time 30 days after and the last time 60 days after the preventive procedure. After statistical analysis the following conclusions were made: professional prophylactic paste Proxyt shows high efficacy in a reduction of cariogenic microorganisms and plaque control in contrast to aminfluoride solution. The best results were obtained in the third group, which can be explained by the additional effect of chewing gum in bacteria and plaque reduction during the two months of the investigation.
Keywords
Streptococcus mutans; Lactobacillus spp.; caries prevention
Hrčak ID:
2940
URI
Publication date:
15.3.2002.
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