Maternal Oral Bacterial Levels Predict Early Childhood Caries Development
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Maternal oral bacterial levels predict early childhood caries development.
OBJECTIVE To calculate the association of maternal salivary bacterial challenge (mutans streptococci [MS] and lactobacilli [LB]) from pregnancy through 24 months' postpartum with child caries incidence (≥1 cavitated or restored teeth) at 36 months. MATERIALS & METHODS Dental, salivary bacterial, sociodemographic, and behavioral measures were collected at three- to six-month intervals from a b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dental Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0022-0345,1544-0591
DOI: 10.1177/0022034513517713