Correlation between salivary mutans streptococci, lactobacilli and the severity of early childhood caries

Background/Purpose: Mutans streptococci (MS) and lactobacilli (LB) are associated with dental caries, but the acquisition of these organisms in young children with early childhood caries (ECC) and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) has only been partly described. The purpose of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Jeng-fen Liu, Chia-Ling Hsu, Liang-Ru Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790219300790