Potential effects of a multistrain probiotic-kefir on salivary Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus spp.

Journal of Dental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Cogulu, Dilsah ^a   Topaloglu Ak, Asli ^a   Caglar, Esber ^b   Sandalli, Nuket ^a   Karagozlu, Cem ^a   Ersin, Nazan ^a   Yerlikaya, Oktay ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Kefir; Lactobacillus; Probiotics; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049274268     PISSN: 19917902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1991-7902(10)60021-9     Document Type: Article

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