Elevated antibody to D-alanyl lipoteichoic acid indicates cariesexperienceassociated with fluoride and gingival health

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-8

  Levine, Martin ^a   Brumley, Robert L ^a,c   Avery, Kevin T ^b   Owen, Willis L ^b   Parker, Donald E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c GenSys Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DEXTRO ALANYL GLYCEROL LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; DEXTRO ALANYL GLYCEROL LIPOTEICHOIC ACID ANTIBODY; FLUORIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; TOOTHPASTE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH PLAQUE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34248359478     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-2-1     Document Type: Article

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