Adjunctive chemotherapeutic suppression of mutans streptococci in the setting of severe early childhood caries: An exploratory study

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-167

  Berkowitz, Robert J ^a   Koo, Hyun ^a   McDermott, Michael P ^b   Whelehan, Mary Therese ^a   Ragusa, Patricia ^a   Kopycka Kedzierawski, Dorota T ^a   Karp, Jeffrey M ^a   Billings, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Mutans streptococci; Povidone iodine

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVIDONE-IODINE; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 70249145070     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2009.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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