Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles against Clinical Biofilms from Patients with and without Dental Caries

Table 5

Oral Streptococci profiles in representative subjects detected by PCR.

	Noncaries subjects; (%)	Caries subjects; (%)
Age (years)
Gender
Male	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Female	2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)
S. mutans	2 (66.7)	3 (100)
S. sobrinus	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
S. sanguinis	3 (100)	2 (66.7)
S. salivarius	3 (100)	3 (100)
S. oralis	3 (100)	3 (100)
S. gordonii	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)

PCR: polymerase chain reaction. Age is expressed in mean and standard deviation.