Mutans Streptococci Colonization in Relation to Feeding Practices, Age and the Number of Teeth in 6 to 30-Month-Old Children: An in vivo Study

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Summary

Among different feeding practices, all the three subgroups viz breastfed children, children with nursing bottle usage and children with no bottle usage, all have shown mutans streptococci acquisition, but breastfedChildren have shown least number of high colony forming units, which is increased in the case of children using nursing bottle.

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Published
2012-07-10
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Medicine, Dentistry, Saliva, Early childhood caries, Streptococcus mutans

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