Impact of Streptococcus mutans on the generation of fluorescence from artificially induced enamel and dentin carious lesions in vitro

Odontology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-25

  Shigetani, Yoshimi ^a   Takenaka, Shoji ^a   Okamoto, Akira ^a   Abu Bakr, Neamat ^b   Iwaku, Masaaki ^c   Okiji, Takashi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocallaser scanning microscopy; Dental caries; Fluorescence; Fluorescence microscopy; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 48449083785     PISSN: 16181247     EISSN: 16181255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10266-007-0077-5     Document Type: Article

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