Vital microorganisms in early supragingival dental plaque and in stimulated human saliva

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Weiger, R ^a,c   Von Ohle, C ^a   Decker, E ^a   Axmann Krcmar, D ^b   Netuschil, L ^a  

^a School of Dental Medicine   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Department of Conservative Dentistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilm formation; Early plaque; Microbial vitality; Saliva

Indexed keywords

3',6' DIACETYLFLUORESCEIN; 3',6'-DIACETYLFLUORESCEIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FILTRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; SALIVA; SECRETION; TIME; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; ETHIDIUM; FEMALE; FILTRATION; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH;

EID: 0031062439     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1997.tb00529.x     Document Type: Article

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