Clinical outcomes for Early Childhood Caries (ECC): The influence of salivary mutans streptococci levels

European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-146

  Chase, I ^a   Berkowitz, R J ^b   Mundorff Shrestha, S A ^b   Proskin, H M ^b   Weinstein, P ^c   Billings, R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Early Childhood Caries; Mutans streptococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH CROWN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROWNS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16544366958     PISSN: 1591996X     EISSN: 2035648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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