Skip to main content

Table 2 Mutans streptococci score

From: Acid production in dental plaque after exposure to probiotic bacteria

 

Streptococcus mutans score

 
 

0 (<103 CFU/ml)

1 (103<104 CFU/ml)

2 (104<105 CFU/ml)

3 (≥105 CFU/ml)

p

Test BL

2

4

8

4

NS

Test FU

1

7

6

4

 

Placebo BL

2

5

6

5

NS

Placebo FU

1

4

9

4

 
  1. Samples collected from subjects (n=18) before (BL) and after (FU) a 2-week intervention period with L. reuteri or placebo. NS = not significant.
Back to article page

BMC Oral Health

ISSN: 1472-6831

Contact us