作者: Roland R. Arnold , Shirley J. Prince , Jiri Mestecky , Denis Lynch , Monica Lynch
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3369-2_45
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摘要: Naturally induced antibodies to the indigenous oral flora have been demonstrated in normal human secretions and are almost exclusively of s-IgA class (1,2). It has suggested that such may play an important role defense tooth surface against attack by cariogenic microorganisms, as Streptococcus mutans (2,3). However, attempts correlate IgA levels with caries incidence met contradictory results (3–8).