In vivo early plaque formation on pure titanium and ceramic abutments: A comparative microbiological and SEM analysis

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 357-364

  Rasperini, Giulio ^a,c   Maglione, Michele ^a   Cocconcelli, Piersandro ^b   Simion, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP and bioluminescence technology; Bacterial adhesion; Early plaque formation; Implant abutments; In vivo study; Microbiology; SEM bacterial count; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LUCIFERASE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTURE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH PLAQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CERAMICS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOUTH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0032229542     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0501.1996.090601.x     Document Type: Article

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