Early childhood caries and mutans streptococci: A systematic review

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-70

  Parisotto, Thaís Manzano ^a   Steiner Oliveira, Carolina ^a   Silva, Cíntia Maria Souza E ^a   Rodrigues, Lidiany Karla Azevedo ^b   Nobre dos Santos, Marinês ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Preschool child; Primary dentition; Review; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 77953101133     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a18828     Document Type: Article

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