Quantitative analysis of the adhesion of cariogenic streptococci to orthodontic metal brackets

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 666-671

  Ahn, Sug Joon ^a   Lim, Bum Soon ^a   Yang, Hyeong Cheol ^a   Chang, Young Il ^a  

^a School of Dentistry   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cariogenic streptococci; Orthodontic metal bracket

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; ORTHODONTICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 21644479635     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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