Clinical Study

Detection of Streptococcus mutans Genomic DNA in Human DNA Samples Extracted from Saliva and Blood

Table 3

Caries experience scores of the studied population.

Population 𝑁 Average DMFT/dmftAverage age (years)

Argentina987.4431.5
Guatemala1096.8728
Turkey1753.685.4
DRDR66615.9842.9
Cariology Course1583.7743.3
COHRA saliva441.643.3
COHRA blood1746.9123.2