Article
Genotyping shows different strains of mutans streptococci between father and child and within parental pairs in Swedish families.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 1998
Emanuelsson I R, Li Y, Bratthall D
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was an intrafamilial similarity of mutans streptococcal strains in some Swedish families using chromosomal DNA fingerprinting. Plaque samples were obtained from buccal and occlusal surfaces of 25 three-year-old children, their mothers and...
Topics
- Adult
- Breast Feeding
- Caregivers
- Child, Preschool
- DMF Index
- DNA Fingerprinting
- Dental Caries
- Dental Plaque
- Disease Transmission, Infectious
- Family Health
- Fathers
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Mothers
- Saliva