Salivary Findings, Daily Medication and Root Caries in the Old Elderly

Caries Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Narhi T O ^a   Vehkalahti, M M ^b   Siukosaari, Päivi ^b   Ainamo, A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Lactobacilli; Mutans streptococci; Root caries; Saliva; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BUFFER;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYPHARMACY; RISK; SALIVA; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YEAST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BUFFERS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POLYPHARMACY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; ROOT CARIES; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; SEX FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YEASTS;

EID: 0041596663     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016423     Document Type: Article

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