Evaluation of Salivary IgA Antibodies to Cariogenic Microorganisms in Children. Correlation with Dental Caries Activity
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 61 (11), 1225-1228
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345820610110201
Abstract
Children were examined for caries activity, and their salivary IgA was evaluated for reactivity to antigens of cariogenic bacteria by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). IgA levels to Streptococcus mutans were higher in children with no detectable caries. Analysis of IgA specific for Lactobacillus casei, teichoic acid, and glucan revealed no protective role for these specificities in children.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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