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- Title
Xylitol-resistant mutans streptococci strains and the frequency of xylitol consumption in young children.
- Authors
Meurman, Pia; Meriläinen, Leena; Pienihäkkinen, Kaisu; Alanen, Pentti; Trahan, Luc; Söderling, Eva
- Abstract
Examines the associations between prevalence of xylitol-resistant strains in dental plaque and the frequency of xylitol use in young children. Exposure of oral cavity to a variety of microorganisms from the child's close environment; Observation of the thickness of biofilm on the surfaces of the deciduous teeth of the present children; Assessment of the circumstances in the oral cavity.
- Subjects
XYLITOL; SUGAR substitutes; DENTAL plaque; DENTAL deposits; DENTAL care; DENTISTRY; CAVITY prevention; ANALYSIS of variance; CHI-squared test; COMPARATIVE studies; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; NONPARAMETRIC statistics; RESEARCH; STREPTOCOCCUS mutans; EVALUATION research; CARIOSTATIC agents
- Publication
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2005, Vol 63, Issue 5, p314
- ISSN
0001-6357
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1080/00016350510020016