Caries status and quantification of four bacteria in saliva of Chinese preschool children: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Lin Chen (Author), Tiantian Mao (Author), Minquan Du (Author), Ying Yang (Author), Qingan Xu (Author), Mingwen Fan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Mutans streptococci, bifidobacteria, and lactobacilli are acidogenic and aciduric bacteria which may be associated with early childhood caries (ECC). This study aimed to analyze the bacterial composition of four cariogenic microorganisms, namely Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcu...