The most common form of germ in dental plaque is Streptococcus sanguis.
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Herzberg and Meyer studied Streptococcus sanguis, the predominant bacterium in dental plaque.
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There are more than 30 species of harmful bacteria like streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sanguis, actinomyces viscosus, lactobacillus and bacteriodes melanonengicus, to name a few, all sticking onto each tooth surface at any point in time.