Gingival Condition in Children Aged From 6 to 12 Years Old: Clinical and Microbiological Aspects

• Main Authors: Ane Stella Salgado XAVIER (Author), Maristela Honório CAYETANO (Author), Elerson Gaetti JARDIM JR (Author), Sosígenes Victor BENFATTI (Author), João BAUSELLS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2007-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the gingival condition and the occurrence of periodontopathogens in 93 children aged from 6 to 12 years old in Araçatuba, Brazil. Method: Clinical examination was performed in accordance to Schour and Massler (1947) while the subgingival plaque sampl...