title: Can infants catch caries? A review of the current evidence on the infectious nature of dental caries in infants.
authors.affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria. chankm98@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kar Mun
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Nigel M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Nicky M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kilpatri
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D009035:Mothers; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000472:pathogenicity