The effect of prosthesis disinfection on salivary microbial levels

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 304-310

  Mahonen K ^a   Virtanen, K ^a   Larmas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTURE; DISINFECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; STOMATITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YEAST;

ADULT; AGED; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTURE BASES; DENTURE CLEANSERS; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; DISINFECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STOMATITIS, DENTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YEASTS;

EID: 0032038206     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1998.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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