Plaque biofilms: The effect of chemical environment on natural human plaque biofilm architecture

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1006-1014

  Robinson, C ^a   Strafford, S ^a   Rees, G ^b   Brookes, S J ^a   Kirkham, J ^a   Shore, R C ^a   Watson, P S ^a   Wood, S ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architecture; Biofilms; Confocal microscopy; Human; Plaque

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLAR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 34047252194     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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