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Epidemiological indexes of dental decay and prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in dental plaque were studied in a group of 255 schoolchildren aged 6–11 from a suburban area near Siena (Italy). Mutans streptococci were isolated from 17.4% of subjects: a significant correlation with dental decay indexes and with the presence of active caries was observed.
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Gasparini, R., Pozzi, T., Fonzi, L. et al. Prevalence of streptococcus mutans and dental decay in school children from Siena (Italy). Eur J Epidemiol 5, 189–192 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156828
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