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The More Streptococcus mutans, the More Caries on Approximal Surfaces

Department of Cariology, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden

H.-G. Gröndahl

Department of Oral Radiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

D. Bratthall

Department of Cariology, University of Lund, Malmö, Sweden

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 64, No. 1, 58-61 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345850640011101


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