Effect of different diets on oral bacteria and caries activity in Sprague-Dawley rats

Microbios

Volumn 91, Issue 367, 1997, Pages 105-120

  Zhu, H ^a,b   Willcox, M D P ^b   Green, R M ^c   Knox, K W ^a  

^a Institute of Dental Research Sydney South West Area Health Service NSW Health   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Diet; Oral bacteria; Rat; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUGAR INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; MALE; MOUTH; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARCH; STREPTOCOCCUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031299577     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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