Clinical Study

An Assessment of the Cariogenicity of Commonly Used Infant Milk Formulae Using Microbiological and Biochemical Methods

Table 6

Variations in colony-forming units of Streptococcus mutans.

SamplePlaque samplesSaliva samples
Day 1Day 22Day 1Day 22

Dexolac 245,167 ± 8,15666,500 ± 7,91421,167 ± 4,01931,667 ± 3,601
Lactodex 250,727 ± 9,93165,273 ± 5,60523,909 ± 4,54931,000 ± 2,793
Lactogen 348,615 ± 6,44969,231 ± 6,90623,154 ± 3,10533,154 ± 3,716