Urease activity in dental plaque and saliva of children during a three-year study period and its relationship with other caries risk factors

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1282-1289

  Morou Bermudez, E ^a   Elias Boneta, A ^a   Billings, R J ^b   Burne, R A ^c   Garcia Rivas, V ^a   Brignoni Nazario, V ^a   Suarez Perez, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caries risk factors; Children; Urease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 80054975332     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.04.015     Document Type: Article

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