does social deprivation in 1, 2, 3 and 4-year-old scottish infants influence the frequency isolation of caries-associated micro-organisms? | the aim of this study was to determine if there are associations between the level of social deprivation/affluence and the frequency isolation of caries-associated micro-organisms (streptococcus mutans, streptococcus sobrinus, lactobacilli and yeasts) in a large cohort of infants examined annually from 1 to 4 years of age. | 2001 | 11472804 |
caries-associated micro-organisms in infants from different socio-economic backgrounds in scotland. | the aims of this study were: (1) to compare the frequency of isolation of mutans streptococci, (streptococcus mutans, steptococcus sobrinus), lactobacilli and yeasts (caries-associated micro-organisms) in the saliva of 1-year-old infants with and without dental caries; and (2) to determine if socio-economic background influenced the frequency isolation of bacteria and caries status. | 2000 | 10785295 |