Presence of mutans streptococci and Candida spp. in dental plaque/dentine of carious teeth and early childhood caries

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1024-1028

  de Carvalho, Fabíola Galbiatti ^a   Silva, Danilo Souza ^a   Hebling, Josimeri ^a   Spolidorio, Luis Carlos ^a   Spolidorio, Denise Madalena Palomari ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Early childhood caries, Mutans streptococci, Candida albicans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTIN; HUMANS; INFANT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34047269267     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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