Monobacterial and mixed bacterial plaques of streptococcus mutans and veillonella alcalescensin an artificial mouth: Development, metabolism, and effect on human dental enamel

Caries Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 342-347

  Noorda, W D ^a   Purdell Lewis, D J ^a   Van Mont Fort, A M A P ^a   Weerkamp, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial plaque; Demineralization; Metabolism; Streptococcus mutans; Veillonella alcalescens

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE; VEILLONELLA;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMAN; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOUTH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VEILLONELLA;

EID: 0024225174     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000261134     Document Type: Article

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