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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Alissa Villhauer, Min Zhu, Wei Shi, Xian Jin Xie, Pamella Hughes, Amy Lesch, Karin Weber-Gasparoni, Justine Kolker, David Drake, Jeffrey A. Banas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Dental Medicine
Subjects:
mutans streptococci (MS)
oral candida
co-colonization
acid tolerant bacteria
early childhood caries (ECC)
caries risk assessment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2023.991746/full

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