Biochemical Composition and Cariogenicity of Dental Plaque Formed in the Presence of Sucrose or Glucose and Fructose

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 491-497

  Cury, Jaime A ^b   Rebelo, M A B ^a   Del Bel Cury, A A ^b   Derbyshire, M T V C ^b   Tabchoury, C P M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Fluoride; Polysaccharide; Protein; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ALKALI; CALCIUM; CARIOGENIC AGENT; FLUORIDE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCAN; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; HARDNESS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOLUBILITY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ADULT; ALKALIES; CALCIUM; CARIOGENIC AGENTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; FLUORIDES; FRUCTOSE; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE; HARDNESS; HUMANS; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUCROSE;

EID: 0034323619     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016629     Document Type: Article

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