Prevention of early mutans streptococci transmission in infants by professional tooth cleaning and chlorhexidine varnish treatment of the mother

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 366-372

  Gripp, Vivian C ^a   Schlagenhauf, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine varnish; Intrafamily transmission; Mutans streptococci; Primary primary prevention

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PAINT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PAINT; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0036731368     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065958     Document Type: Article

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