Role of mutans streptococci, acid tolerant bacteria and oral Candida species in predicting the onset of early childhood caries

• Main Authors: Alissa Villhauer (Author), Min Zhu (Author), Wei Shi (Author), Xian Jin Xie (Author), Pamella Hughes (Author), Amy Lesch (Author), Karin Weber-Gasparoni (Author), Justine Kolker (Author), David Drake (Author), Jeffrey A. Banas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AimEarly childhood caries is the most common chronic infectious disease in children in the United States. This study, which is part of a larger, longitudinal study exploring oral microbiological components of caries development in children, reports on the impact of total mutans streptococci (MS), to...