Formation of Streptococcus mutans biofilm following toothbrushing with regular and whitening toothpastes

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-60

  Steinberg, Doron ^a,b   Mor, Chaim ^a   Dogan, Hatice ^d   Kaufmann, Daniel ^a,c   Rotstein, Ilan ^a,c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Institute of Dental Sciences   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; MERIDOL; TIN FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH BRUSHING;

AMINES; BICUSPID; BIOFILMS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIFRICES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIN FLUORIDES; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0043022278     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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