Oral bifidobacteria: Caries-associated bacteria in older adults

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 970-974

  Beighton, D ^a,b   Al Haboubi, M ^a   Mantzourani, M ^a   Gilbert, S C ^b   Clark, D ^a   Zoitopoulos, L ^a   Gallagher, J E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; caries; older people

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOGENICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; TOOTH PLAQUE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUPIROCIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77956028803     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034510369319     Document Type: Article

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