Distribution of selected cariogenic bacteria in five different intra-oral habitats in young children

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Gizani, Sotiria ^a,b   Papaioannou, William ^b   Haffajee, Anne D ^a   Kavvadia, Katerina ^b   Quirynen, Marc ^c   Papagiannoulis, Liza ^b  

^a University of Athens ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEISSERIA MUCOSA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TONGUE; TOOTH PLAQUE; VEILLONELLA;

ACTINOMYCES; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTITION, MIXED; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEISSERIA MUCOSA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TONGUE; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 64549153552     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2008.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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