An in vitro model to measure the effect of a silver fluoride and potassium iodide treatment on the permeability of demineralized dentine to Streptococcus mutans

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 242-245

  Knight, G M ^a,c   McIntyre, J M ^a   Craig, G G ^b   Mulyani, ^a   Zilm, P S ^a   Gully, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial migration; Dentine; Growth; Potassium iodide; Silver fluoride; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444438404     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00367.x     Document Type: Article

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