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Maternal transmission of mutans Streptococci in severe-early childhood caries.
Pediatric dentistry - 1 Jan 2000
Mitchell Stephen C, Ruby John D, Moser Stephen, Momeni Stephanie, Smith Anita, Osgood Robert, Litaker Mark, Childers Noel
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PURPOSE: This study utilized multiple genetic analyses to detect evidence of maternal MS acquisition in children with S-ECC. METHODS: Twenty-seven mother/child pairs were selected from children with 5-ECC preceding dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia. Plaque samples were collected from the mother, child, and the child's carious lesion. Arbitrarily primed-polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) genotyped 6-8...
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