Clinical status and detection of periodontopathogens and Streptococcus mutans in children with high levels of supragingival biofilm

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Cortelli, Sheila Cavalca ^a   Cortelli, José Roberto ^a   Aquino, Davi Romero ^a   Holzhausen, Marinella ^a   Franco, Gilson Cesar Nobre ^a   Costa, Fernando de Oliveira ^b   Fine, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dental plaque; Diagnosis; Periodontal diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHILD; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BIOFILMS; CHILD; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 72449196677     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242009000300015     Document Type: Article

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