The effects of gum chewing, four oral hygiene procedures, and two saliva collection techniques, on the output of bacteria into human whole saliva

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 625-632

  Dawes, C ^a   Tsang, R W L ^a   Suelzle, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chewing gum; Drooling; Edentulous; Oral hygiene; Prophylaxis; Rinsing; Spitting; Tongue cleaning; Whole saliva

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SALIVA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CELL COUNT; CHEWING GUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034993361     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(01)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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