Publications

factors associated with dental caries experience in 1-year-old children.	dental caries in early childhood is an important public health problem. previous studies have examined risk factors, but they have focused on children during the later stages of the disease process. the purpose of this study was to assess the factors associated with caries in children aged 6 to 24 months as part of a cross-sectional analysis.	2008	18221314
a longitudinal study of dental caries risk among very young low ses children.	early childhood caries (ecc) is a challenging public health problem in the united states and elsewhere; however, there is limited information concerning risk factors in very young children. the purpose of this study was to assess baseline risk factors for 18-month caries prevalence as part of a longitudinal study of high-risk children.	2009	19046332
comparative whole-genome analysis of streptococcus mutans isolates within and among individuals of different caries status.	genotypic analyses of streptococcus mutans using fingerprinting methods depend on a few genetic loci being different but do not reveal the underlying genome-wide differences between strains.	2009	19416448