Apigenin and tt-farnesol with fluoride effects on S. mutans biofilms and dental caries

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1016-1020

  Koo, H ^a,b   Schobel, B ^a   Scott Anne, K ^a   Watson, G ^b   Bowen, W H ^a   Cury, J A ^c   Rosalen, P L ^c   Park, Y K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apigenin; Biofilms; Fluoride; S. mutans; tt farnesol

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; APIGENIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; FARNESOL; FLUORIDE; GLUCAN; PLACEBO; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; APIGENIN; BIOFILMS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FARNESOL; FLUORIDES; GLUCANS; PLACEBOS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33644652707     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508401109     Document Type: Article

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