Occurrence of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque and saliva of dyspeptic patients.

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach is associated with gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric cancers and gastric lymphoma. The organism is transmitted by ingestion, but the oral-oral route and the fecal-oral route are also suggested. The prevalence of infection with H. pylori in...

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Published in:Oral Diseases Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 17 - 22
Main Authors: Kignel S, de Almeida Pina F, André EA, Mayer MPA, Birman EG
Format: pictorial research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2005
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