Cariogenic bacteria as biomarkers for sugar intake

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Vågstrand, Karin E ^a,c   Birkhed, Dowen ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biomarker; Dietary assessment; Sugar intake

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARIOGENIC AGENT;

BACTERIAL COUNT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUGAR INTAKE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; DIETARY SUCROSE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34247590129     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2007.mar.111-121     Document Type: Review

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