title: Evaluation of the Cariescreen SM method for enumeration of salivary mutans streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Broderius
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*