| relationship of microbial and salivary parameters with dental caries in brazilian pre-school children. | caries examination and collection of paraffin wax-stimulated saliva samples were performed in 37 children, 3-6 years old, in a child-care facility at the vidigal slum, rio de janeiro, brazil. the levels of mutans streptococci and lactobacilli in saliva were estimated by the cariescreen and by the dentocult tests and the saliva secretion rate was determined. statistical analysis was performed on surface-based and patient-based caries prevalence rates (sbcpr and pbcpr), and related to bacterial an ... | 1992 | 1424544 |