Publications

actinomyces spp. in supragingival plaque of ethnic chinese preschool children with and without active dental caries.	very limited molecular epidemiological data are available on the role of actinomyces spp. in the pathogenesis of caries in the primary dentition. therefore, we investigated their distribution in supragingival plaque of ethnic chinese preschool children from singapore and hong kong, either with or without active caries. plaque samples were taken from intact interproximal enamel areas using dental floss. bacterial genomic dna of each sample was extracted and variable regions of 16s ribosomal dna a ...	2003	12925831
actinomyces in cervical smears of women using the intrauterine device in singapore.	reproductive tract actinomyces have been associated with the use of intrauterine contraceptive device (iucd). thus, there is a need to evaluate the prevalence of colonization with actinomyces israelii in a cohort of singaporean women using an iucd. second, the occurrence of actinomycosis in colonized women and the clinical need to remove the iucd and/or possibly the need to treat asymptomatic carriers with antibiotics were evaluated.	2006	16531165