Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 70-74 , June 2010

The association between the DMFS index and levels of salivary Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli of subjects living in Erzurum, Turkey

  • Serpil Karaoğlanoğlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • ,
  • Nilgün Akgül

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
    • ,
  • Hayati Murat Akgül

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Received 8 January 2010 ,Accepted 13 April 2010.

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PII: S1991-7902(10)60011-6

doi: 10.1016/S1991-7902(10)60011-6

Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 70-74 , June 2010

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