Can early exposure to probiotics in children prevent dental caries? A current perspective

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-115

  Jindal, Garima ^a   Pandey, Ramesh Kumar ^a   Singh, Rajeev Kumar ^a   Pandey, Neelisha ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Dental caries; Probiotics; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969245742     PISSN: 22124268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2012.05.001     Document Type: Review

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