| DETECTION SYSTEM OF STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS IN SALIVA USING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY |
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| Monoclonal Antibody를 이용한 Streptococcus mutans 검출 방법의 임상적 적용에 관한 연구 |
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홍희정1, 김종수1, 김용기1 |
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Received: 16 September 2009 • Accepted: 12 November 2009 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of new streptococcus detection system which used monoclonal antibody against Streptococcus mutans. 92 children aged between 2 and 8 were involved in this experiment and their saliva samples were collected for testing. Streptococcus mutans were measured by both monoclonal antibody-based detecting system (Saliva-checkTM Mutans) and dip slide detecting system(Dentocult®-SM). The results showed that Saliva-checkTM Mutans levels had a significant correlation with dfs rate of subjects and the two test kits, Saliva-checkTM Mutans and Dentocult®-SM were shown to have a good correlation although they were based on different mechanism. |
| Key Words:
Monoclonal antibody, Caries index, Buffering capacity, Streptococcus mutans |
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