Dental plaque mass and acid production activity of the microbiota on teeth

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 412-417

  Borgström, Margareta Krasse ^a   Edwardsson, Stig ^a   Sullivan, Åsa ^a,b   Svensäter, Gunnel ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid production; Carboxylic acids; Dental plaque

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANION; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACETIC ACID; ADOLESCENT; ANIONS; BIOFILMS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PYRUVIC ACID; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0034305347     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2000.108005412.x     Document Type: Article

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