Australasian Orthodontic Journal (May 2011)
Presence of cariogenic streptococci on various bracket materials detected by polymerase chain reaction
Abstract
Objective: To determine the in vivo presence of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus on different bracket materials and to correlate the prevalence with the Visible Plaque Index (VPI) and the Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI).