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How does one test for streptococcus mutans on teeth?
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Dentist may have kit: There are several tests that swab the teeth and the solution made from the swab can be analyzed.
Answered 8/29/2012
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None: Every human on earth has strep mutans in their mouth. No test needed.
Answered 9/17/2012
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