A probiotic lozenge administered medical device and its effect on salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Çaglar, Esber ^a   Kuscu, Ozgur Onder ^a   Cildir, Sule Kavaloglu ^a   Kuvvetli, Senem Selui ^a   Sandalli, Nuket ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PACIFIER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; PACIFIERS; PROBIOTICS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 37149036472     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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