Inhibition of biofilms associated with dentures and toothbrushes by tetrasodium EDTA

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2516-2524

  Devine, D A ^a   Percival, R S ^a   Wood, D J ^a   Tuthill, T J ^b   Kite, P ^c   Killington, R A ^b   Marsh, P D ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Aseptica Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Cross infection; Denture disinfection; Oral biofilms; Tetrasodium EDTA; Toothbrush disinfection

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VIRUSES; YEAST;

ALBICANS; BIOFILM FORMATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CROSS-INFECTION; DENTURE DISINFECTION; INOCULA; ORAL BIOFILM; PURE CULTURE; TETRASODIUM EDTA; TOOTHBRUSH DISINFECTION;

BIOFILMS;

EDETATE SODIUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SUCROSE;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; EDTA; FUNGUS; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DENTURE; DISINFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; INOCULATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; TOOTHBRUSH; VIRUS; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; POLIOVIRUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 36549047068     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03491.x     Document Type: Article

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