Laboratory Evaluation of Anti-Biofilm Agents for Use in Dental Unit Waterlines

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 97-103

  Meiller, Timothy F ^a   Kelley, Jacqueline I ^a   Baqui, A A M A ^a   DePaola, Louis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVICIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLOROPHENOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LISTERINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STERILEX ULTRA; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLOROPHENOLS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL DISINFECTANTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GLUTARAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SALICYLATES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TERPENES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035224214     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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