Microbiological impressions of teeth, saliva and dietary fibre can predict caries activity

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 892-899

  Coogan, M M ^a   MacKeown, J M ^b   Galpin, J S ^a   Fatti, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b WITS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caries risk; Dietary fibre; Lactobacilli; Microbiological impressions; Mutans streptococci; Saliva flow

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; LYSOZYME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL IMPRESSION; DIETARY FIBER; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL IMPRESSION MATERIALS; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DIETARY FIBER; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MURAMIDASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53549088030     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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