Xylitol gum and maternal transmission of mutans streptococci

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-60

  Nakai, Y ^a   Shinga Ishihara, C ^a   Kaji, M ^a   Moriya, K ^a   Murakami Yamanaka, K ^a   Takimura, M ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mother child transmission; Mutans streptococci; Pregnancy.; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; SWEETENING AGENT; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEWING GUM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTHER; MOUTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEWING GUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; MOUTH; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SWEETENING AGENTS; XYLITOL;

EID: 72449193775     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509352958     Document Type: Article

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