A comparative evaluation of Oratest with the microbiological method of assessing caries activity in children

• Main Authors: Meenakshi Sundaram (Author), Ullal Anand Nayak (Author), Krishnakumar Ramalingam (Author), Venugopal Reddy (Author), Arun Prasad Rao (Author), Mahesh Mathian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: The aim of this study is to find out whether Oratest can be used as a diagnostic tool in assessing the caries activity by evaluating its relationship to the existing caries status and the salivary streptococcus mutans level. Materials and Methods: The study sample consists of 90 students divid...