title: Mutans streptococci and Lactobacillus as risk factors for dental caries in 12-year-old children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senpuku
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000302:isolation & purification*