A study of the efficacy of ultrasonic waves in removing biofilms

Gerodontology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-206

  Nishikawa, Takeshi ^a   Yoshida, Akihiro ^a   Khanal, Amit ^a   Habu, Manabu ^a   Yoshioka, Izumi ^a   Toyoshima, Kuniaki ^a   Takehara, Tadamichi ^a   Nishihara, Tatsuji ^a   Tachibana, Katsuro ^b   Tominaga, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

biofilm; micro bubble; Streptococcus mutans; ultrasonic wave

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FERRIC ION; IRON; NYCOMED; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME; TOOTH PLAQUE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLORING AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IRON; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBUBBLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 77956020754     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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