Evaluation of Dental Caries and Concomitant Infection Based on the Ratio of Cariogenic Bacteria using Plaque Samples in Adults

Hiroya Gotouda^1*, Noriko Shinozaki-Kuwahara², Chieko Taguchi¹, Mitsuhiro Ohta³, Michiharu Shimosaka⁴, Takanori Ito³, Koichi Hiratsuka⁵, Tomoko Kurita-Ochiai² and Ikuo Nasu¹

¹Department of Preventive and Public Oral Health, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan

²Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan

³Department of Oral Diagnostics, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan

⁴Department of Anesthesiology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan

⁵Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8587, Japan