Genotypic diversity and acidogenicity of Streptococcus mutans in Down syndrome children.

Aims: To evaluate the genotypic diversity and acidogenicity of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) and the potential association of these factors with dental caries experience in children with DS compared to non-DS children (controls).

Methods And Results: Seventeen children (age 6-12 years) with high salivary S.

Dental caries and associated factors in twins with Down syndrome: a case report.

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic disorder in humans, but its incidence in monozygotic twins is extremely rare. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with dental caries in a pair of monozygotic twin girls with DS, where one had caries experience and the other did not. Clinical examination, salivary Streptococcus mutans (S.