Corbett J A, Brown L R, Keene H J, Horton I M
J Dent Res. 1981 Dec;60(12):1936-42. doi: 10.1177/00220345810600120301.
The effect of orthodontic banding on the prevalence of Streptococcus mutans in plaque was evaluated by comparisons between patients wearing bands and patients just prior to banding on the basis of treatment and/or dental caries history. Banded patients had significantly higher levels of S. mutans in plaque and greater numbers of S. mutans-infected sites than did caries-free patients. Caries-free banded patients had more S. mutans-infected sample sites than did the caries-free non-banded group.
通过根据治疗和/或龋齿病史，对佩戴正畸带环的患者与刚佩戴带环前的患者进行比较，评估正畸带环对菌斑中变形链球菌流行率的影响。佩戴带环的患者菌斑中变形链球菌水平显著高于无龋患者，且变形链球菌感染部位数量更多。无龋的佩戴带环患者比无龋的未佩戴带环组有更多变形链球菌感染的样本部位。
