ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2017
A Comparative Evaluation of Bifidobacteria Levels in Early Childhood Caries and Severe Early Childhood Caries.
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- Quantitative analysis of Streptococcus mutans, Bifidobacterium, and Scardovia Wiggsiae in occlusal biofilm and their association with Visible Occlusal Plaque Index (VOPI) and International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025Article
- Association between Bifidobacterium and Scardovia Wiggsiae and caries-related factors in severe early childhood caries and caries-free Thai children: a quantitative real-time PCR analysis and a questionnaire cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Article
- The Association of Caries Increment Dynamics in Preschool Children with Risk Factors: The 3-Year Prospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Oral Bacterial Microbiome of Interdental Surfaces in Adolescents According to Carious Risk.Microorganisms · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundBifidobacteria levels in saliva were found to be significantly correlated in adults with dental caries but less information available in the literature regarding its role in children.
aimThe aim is to compare the salivary levels of Bifidobacteria in children who are caries free with that of early childhood caries (ECC) and severe ECC (S-ECC). MATERIALS AND
methodsSaliva was collected using the tongue-loop method from a total of 60 children between the age group of 3-5 years and they were further divided into 3 groups. In addition, the age and gender of the children, sugar amount in diet, sugar frequency in diet, were recorded.
resultsBifidobacteria was isolated from all the three groups, but more were from S-ECC, followed by ECC and very few cases of caries-free children and was found to statistically significant (
conclusionsSalivary levels of Bifidobacteria were significantly associated with S-ECC and ECC, followed by caries free group. In future, it can be used as a salivary marker for caries risk assesment.
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