The effects of substratum on the pH response of Streptococcus mutans biofilms and on the susceptibility to 0.2% chlorhexidine

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-47

  Deng, Dong Mei ^a   Buijs, Mark J ^a   Ten Cate, Jacob M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Biofilm; Microelectrode; pH; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORHEXIDINE; SUCROSE; WATER; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENTIN; MEASUREMENT; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DENTIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE;

EID: 2142765360     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0909-8836.2004.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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