Clinical status and detection of periodontopathogens and Streptococcus mutans in children with high levels of supragingival biofilm

Clinical status and detection of periodontopathogens and Streptococcus mutans in children with high levels of supragingival biofilm

Knowledge about the presence of some important oral pathogens is an important step in better identifying children at risk for periodontal and/or caries diseases in later life. The purpose of this study was to detect the presence of Streptococcus mutans (Sm), Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa...

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Main Authors: Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, José Roberto Cortelli, Davi Romero Aquino, Marinella Holzhausen, Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco, Fernando de Oliveira Costa, Daniel Fine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2009-09-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
Periodontal diseases
Dental caries
Dental plaque
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000300015

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