Can infants catch caries? A review of the current evidence on the infectious nature of dental caries in infants

N Z Dent J. 2005 Mar;101(1):4-11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Dental Caries / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Mothers
  • Saliva / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / transmission
  • Streptococcus mutans / pathogenicity