Early colonization of mutans streptococci in 2-to 36-month-old Thai children

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Tankkunnasombut, Sarinthron ^a   Youcharoen, Kwanchanok ^a   Wisuttisak, Wallapit ^a   Vichayanrat, Sukritta ^a   Tiranathanagul, Siriluck ^a  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Infant oral health early childhood caries; Microbiology; Preventive dentistry

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOTTLE FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THAILAND; TOOTH ERUPTION;

AGE FACTORS; BOTTLE FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOUTH; ORAL HYGIENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THAILAND; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 67149099239     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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