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Isolation and identification of fluoride sensitive and fluoride resistant Streptococcus mutans strains from dental carries of diabetic patients using conventional methods in Sudan.
2022-10-20
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<h4>Background: </h4> Dental caries also known as cavities are the most predominant disease today. Streptococcus mutans can form a biofilm on the tooth surface, produce high levels of lactic acid following fermentation of dietary sugars, and are resistant to the adverse effects of low pH, properties which are essential for oral micro biota. The aim of this study was to isolate S. mutans and characterize their an...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 568994e1-d941-542d-80b0-176a08626310
- DOI
- 10.12688/f1000research.124611.1
