Evaluation of microbiological screening systems using dental plaque specimens from young children aged 6-36 months

Caries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-280

  Park, J H ^a,d   Tanabe, Y ^a   Tinanoff, N ^a   Turng, B F ^b   Lilli, H ^b   Minah, G E ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BD Technologies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e UMB   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Early childhood caries; Microbial tests; Mutans streptococci

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 33646771826     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092238     Document Type: Article

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