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

• Main Authors: Sheila Cavalca Cortelli (Author), José Roberto Cortelli (Author), Davi Romero Aquino (Author), Marinella Holzhausen (Author), Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco (Author), Fernando de Oliveira Costa (Author), Daniel Fine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...