Caries levels, Streptococcus mutans counts, salivary pH, and periodontal treatment needs of adult Down syndrome patients

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 248-251

  Shapira, Joseph ^a   Stabholz, Ayala ^a   Schurr, Danny ^a   Sela, Michael N ^a   Mann, Jonathan ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Elwin Institution ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISRAEL; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PH; PREVALENCE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; ISRAEL; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PREVALENCE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0026249896     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1991.tb01489.x     Document Type: Article

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