Article
Genetic variation in experimental dental caries in four inbred strains of rats.
Caries research - 1 Jan 1994
Kanamoto T, Nonaka K, Nakata M
Abstract excerpt
The relative contribution of the host genetic effect on the susceptibility to dental caries was examined. Four inbred strains of male rats (BN/Sea, F344/Ms, PVG/cSea, and WKA/Sea) were inoculated with Streptococcus mutans and fed a cariogenic diet. The caries scores of the molar teeth were compar...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Dental Caries Susceptibility
- Diet, Cariogenic
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred BN
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms