Xylitol, mutans streptococci, and dental plaque

Adv Dent Res. 2009;21(1):74-8. doi: 10.1177/0895937409335642.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cariostatic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cariostatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Dental Caries / prevention & control*
  • Dental Plaque / microbiology
  • Dental Plaque / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Streptococcal Infections / transmission
  • Streptococcus mutans / drug effects*
  • Streptococcus mutans / metabolism
  • Xylitol / pharmacology*
  • Xylitol / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Cariostatic Agents
  • Xylitol