Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants
Li Y, Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Vermund SH. Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in Infants. Journal Of Dental Research 2005, 84: 806-811. PMID: 16109988, DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliveryMaternal factorsS. mutansC-section infantsMaternal gestational ageProspective cohort studyS. mutans levelsMother-infant pairsCaesarean sectionCohort studyPerinatal eventsGestational ageMutans levelsCariogenic microbiotaDental cariesPerinatal influencesInfection experienceInfantsCariesFamily incomeStreptococcus mutansMutansPotential effectsDeliveryInitial acquisition