Quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction for <i>Streptococcus</i> <i>mutans</i> and <i>Streptococcus</i> <i>sobrinus</i> in dental plaque samples and its association with early childhood caries

Abstract

The qRT-PCR results of this study showed that children with ECC had higher level of S. mutans and S. sobrinus in their dental plaque samples. The children with higher ratio of S. sobrinus to S. mutans in their dental plaque showed higher incidence of ECC.