A comparative study of Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacilli in mothers and children with Severe Early Childhood Caries (SECC) versus a caries free group of children and their corresponding mothers

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-85

  Al Shukairy, Haneen ^a   Alamoudi, Najlaa ^a   Farsi, Najat ^a   Al Mushayt, Abdullah ^a   Masoud, Ibrahim ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cariogenic bacteria; Primary molar; S. Mutans; Saliva; Secretory IgA; Severe early childhood caries (SECC)

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34047154490     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.31.2.w8555245202l6761     Document Type: Article

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