Role of mutans streptococci, acid tolerant bacteria and oral Candida species in predicting the onset of early childhood caries.

Alissa VillhauerMin ZhuWei ShiXian Jin XiePamella HughesAmy LeschKarin Weber-GasparoniJustine KolkerDavid DrakeJeffrey A Banas
Published in: Frontiers in dental medicine (2023)
species. Combining these microbial measures into PMI scores further delineated children who developed caries from those who remained caries-free. These microbiological measures show potential as predictive factors and risk assessment tools for caries development.