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. 2015 Apr 10;10(4):e0123137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123137

Table 1. Admission criteria.

Radiation caries-free (RCF) group
Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
-having at least 28 teeth in the oral cavity -Receiving antibiotics within 3 months before the study
-finish RT at least one year -priodontitis
-over eighteen years -smoker
-having no newly decay of teeth after RT
-Free of systemic disease(including systemic infection)
-written informed consent

Radiation caries (RC) group
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
-age, sex, after RT period comparable with RCF individuals -receiving antibiotics within 3 months before the study
-having newly decay of teeth after RT(DMFT≥6) -priodontitis
-free of systemic disease(including systemic infection) -smoker
-written informed consent