Association of maternal-child characteristics as a factor in early childhood caries and salivary bacterial counts

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-111

  Ersin, Nazan Kocatas ^a   Eronat, Nesrin ^a   Cogulu, Dilsah ^a   Uzel, Atac ^a   Aksit, Sadik ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Early childhood caries; Feeding habits; Lactobacilli; Maternal; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PACIFIER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PACIFIERS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SOCIAL CLASS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33750103833     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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