Scalioni F, Carrada C, Machado F, Devito K, Ribeiro LC, Cesar D, Ribeiro R. Salivary density of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus and dental caries in children and adolescents with Down syndrome.
J Appl Oral Sci 2017;
25:250-257. [PMID:
28678943 PMCID:
PMC5482247 DOI:
10.1590/1678-7757-2016-0241]
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Abstract
Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus are strongly associated with dental caries. However, the relationship between oral streptococci and dental caries in children with Down syndrome is not well characterized.
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