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Salivary proteins and microbiota as biomarkers for early childhood caries risk assessment

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a term used to describe dental caries in children aged 6 years or younger. Oral streptococci, such as Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sorbrinus, are considered to be the main etiological agents of tooth decay in children. Other bacteria, such as Prevotella spp....

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Main Authors: Hemadi, Abdullah S, Huang, Ruijie, Zhou, Yuan, Zou, Jing
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5775330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29125139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijos.2017.35