The cariogenic dental biofilm: Good, bad or just something to control?

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPLE. 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Mark Steven, Wolff ^a   Charlie, Larson ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Tooth remineralization

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PELLICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PELLICLE; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; SALIVA; TOOTH; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION;

EID: 73349093895     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242009000500006     Document Type: Article

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