The effect of areca nut on salivary and selected oral microorganisms

International Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 350-356

  De Miranda, C M ^a   Van Wyk, C W ^a,b   Van Der Bijl, P ^a   Basson, N J ^a  

^a University of Stellenbosch ^*

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARECOLINE; ASTRINGENT AGENT; CATECHIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MASTICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; SALIVA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARECA; ARECOLINE; ASTRINGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATECHIN; COOKERY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MASTICATION; MOUTH; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALIVA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0030202190     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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