Ecological Approaches to Dental Caries Prevention: Paradigm Shift or Shibboleth?

Caries Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages 153-165

  Philip, Nebu ^a   Suneja, Bharat ^b   Walsh, Laurence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Dentistry   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm ecology; Dental caries; Prevention

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; ECOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOUTH;

DENTAL CARIES; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; MOUTH;

EID: 85040326900     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: 1421976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000484985     Document Type: Conference Paper

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