Sharing of a bacterium related to tooth decay among children and their families

Monday, June 20, 2016 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

New research provides compelling evidence that children acquire Streptococcus mutans, the bacterium most frequently associated with dental caries, from intra- and extra-familial sources besides their mother.

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