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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry2025

Evaluation of Viable

Varsha Sharma, Anandamoy Bagchi, Brahmananda Dutta, Mukul Sharma

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Varsha SharmaDepartment of Dentistry, MVAS Medical College and Hospital, Rampur, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anandamoy BagchiKalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Brahmananda DuttaKalinga Institute of Dental Sciences (KIDS), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Mukul SharmaDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Abstract

Background and objectives: Though dental caries has a multifactorial etiology, the specific factor that results in its high rate of transmissibility is the microbial component, that is, Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis was done on 40 children who were divided into two groups: group I (experimental) and group II (control). Plaque samples from the children were collected by scraping the material from four index teeth using a sterile toothpick. The samples were transported to the central research laboratory for estimation of viable MS colonies on selective media TYCSB (tryptone, yeast extract, cysteine w/ sucrose, w/ bacitracin) and the VITEK Results: On comparison of viable MS between varying severities of dental caries and caries-free children in the age-group 3-6 years, it was found to be below the grand median of 33 colony-forming unit (CFU) × 10 Interpretation and conclusion: Multiple comparison of mean difference in MS CFU and S-IgA levels between different severities of dental caries using Tukey's HSD range test was established. How to cite this article: Sharma V, Bagchi A, Dutta B,

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