Investigation of photodynamic therapy on streptococcus mutans of oral biofilm

Chinese Optics Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 947-949

  Zou, Zhaohui ^a   Gao, Ping ^a   Yin, Huijuan ^a   Li, Yingxin ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; ETHERS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PLASMONS; PORPHYRINS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTROL GROUPS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUES; DIODE LASERS; ENERGY DENSITIES; ETIOLOGICAL AGENTS; HEMATOPORPHYRIN MONOMETHYL ETHERS; IN VITRO; NEGATIVE CONTROLS; OUTPUT POWERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL SALINES; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VIABLE COUNTS;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 58149269720     PISSN: 16717694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3788/COL20080612.0947     Document Type: Article

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