Probiotics for oral health: Myth or reality?

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 591-596

  Grenier, Daniel ^a   Bonifait, Laetitia ^b   Chandad, Fatiha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DENTAL CARIES; HALITOSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; DENTAL CARIES; HALITOSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 70350041351     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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