S. mutans biofilm model to evaluate antimicrobial substances and enamel demineralization

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-141

  Ccahuana Vásquez, Renzo Alberto ^a   Cury, Jaime Aparecido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Chlorhexidine; Dental caries; Streptococcus mutans; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CATTLE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; MOUTH; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 77955530509     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242010000200002     Document Type: Article

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