How xylitol-containing products affect cariogenic bacteria

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 435-441

  Roberts, Marilyn C ^a   Riedy, Christine A ^a   Coldwell, Susan E ^a   Nagahama, Sonia ^a   Judge, Kathleen ^a   Lam, Malinda ^a   Kaakko, Tarja ^a   Castillo, Jorge L ^a,b   Milgrom, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; SUGAR; XYLITOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOOD; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

ADULT; CANDY; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOOD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; XYLITOL;

EID: 0036549530     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0201     Document Type: Article

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