title: First encounters: transmission of infectious oral diseases from mother to child.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Md. 20892-2290, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Slavkin
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009035:Mothers; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans