Salivary microbiota levels in relation to periodontal status, experience of caries and miswak use in Sudanese adults

Abstract

: The findings suggest that miswak may have a selective inhibitory effect on the level of certain bacteria in saliva, particularly several oral streptococci species. This is the first report that the checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization method can be useful for assessing the levels of a wide range of bacterial taxa in saliva.