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Elevated Incidence of Dental Caries in a Mouse Model of Cystic Fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Dental caries is the single most prevalent and costly infectious disease worldwide, affecting more than 90% of the population in the U.S. The development of dental cavities requires the colonization of the tooth surface by acid-producing bacteria, such as Streptococcus mutans. Saliva bic...

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Autores principales: Catalán, Marcelo A., Scott-Anne, Kathleen, Klein, Marlise I., Koo, Hyun, Bowen, William H., Melvin, James E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21304986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016549