Caries risk in children: Determined by levels of mutans streptococci Lactobaccilus

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-333

  Galaviz, Luis Alejandro Aguilera ^a,c   Premoli, Gloria ^b   Gonzalez, Anajulia ^b   Rodriguez, Rafael Aguilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MEXICO; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 27744504455     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.29.4.16156896xt539001     Document Type: Article

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