Profiling microorganisms in whole saliva of children with and without dental caries

• Main Authors: Alexandre R. Vieira (Author), N. Luisa Hiller (Author), Evan Powell (Author), Leon Hak‐Jin Kim (Author), Tracy Spirk (Author), Adriana Modesto (Author), Rachael Kreft (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives Dental caries is a highly prevalent infectious disease that causes tooth decay. While no single bacterial species is causative of dental caries, the role of the oral microbiome in oral health and caries is gaining interest. The purpose of this study is to compare the major specie...