Salivary Agglutinin that Interacts with a Streptococcus mutans Surface Protein Antigen is a Risk Marker for Dental Caries

• OHO Takahiko

  Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

• YAMASHITA Yoshihisa

  Department of Preventive Dentistry, Kyushu University Faculty of Dental Science

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• Streptococcus mutans表層タンパク質抗原と相互作用をする唾液凝集素は齲蝕のリスクマーカーである

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the concentration of salivary agglutinin that interacts with a Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen (PAc) and other factors that have been used to assess the risk of dental caries. The subjects were 64 students aged 20 years. The salivary agglutinin concentration was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In addition, the stimulated salivary flow rate, buffer capacity, number of mutans streptococci, DMFT, and DMFS were obtained. There were correlations between the salivary agglutinin level and % DMFT and % DMFS (Pearson product moment correlation coefficients : γ=0.29 and 0.25, respectively, p<0.05). These results suggest that determining the concentration of salivary agglutinin that interacts with S. mutans PAc is useful for assessing the risk of dental caries.

Journal

• JOURNAL OF DENTAL HEALTH

  JOURNAL OF DENTAL HEALTH 56 (3), 228-232, 2006

  Japanese Society for Oral Health

Keywords

• Salivary agglutinin
• Dental caries
• Risk assessment
• Streptococcus mutans

Details

• CRID: 1390282679980567680
• NII Article ID: 110004815010
• NII Book ID: AN00081407
• DOI: 10.5834/jdh.56.3_228
• ISSN: 21897379
• ISSN: 00232831
• NDL BIB ID: 8056923
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/8056923
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I8056923
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2006260867
• Text Lang: en
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