Bacteriological Effects of Xylitol and Different Carbohydrate Containing Diets in Swiss Albino Rats Inoculated with Streptococcus mutans CCUG 6519

Authors

FAHİNUR ERTUĞRUL
RENGİN ELTEM
BORA A. ATAMAN

DOI

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the bacteriological effects of different diets by Streptococcus mutans counts on 50 Swiss albino rats inoculated with Streptococcus mutans CCUG 6519 serotype c. A powdered form of standard basal diet meeting rats' nutritional needs was used in combination with diets containing different percentages of starch, sucrose and xylitol for 90 days. Dental plaque samples were collected at the end of the experiment and S. mutans and total bacterial counts were determined. S. mutans and total bacterial counts in plaque samples were the highest in the sucrose group and the differences were statistically significant (p

Keywords

Streptococcus mutans, Sucrose, Xylitol, Starch, Rat diet

First Page

13

Last Page

19

Recommended Citation

ERTUĞRUL, FAHİNUR; ELTEM, RENGİN; and ATAMAN, BORA A. (2002) "Bacteriological Effects of Xylitol and Different Carbohydrate Containing Diets in Swiss Albino Rats Inoculated with Streptococcus mutans CCUG 6519," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 32: No. 1, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol32/iss1/3