Differences of the oral colonization by Streptococcus of the mutans group in children and adolescents with Down syndrome, mental retardation and normal controls

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Linossier, Alfredo G ^a,c   Valenzuela, Carlos Y ^b   Toledo, Hector ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Depto 208   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bacteria score; Down syndrome; Mental retardation; Serotyping; Streptococcus mutans group

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUTH FLORA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOUTH; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749096905     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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