Oral biofilm analysis of palatal expanders by fluorescence in-situ hybridization and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 56, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Klug, Barbara ^a   Rodler, Claudia ^a   Koller, Martin ^a   Wimmer, Gernot ^a   Kessler, Harald H ^a   Grube, Martin ^b   Santigli, Elisabeth ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clsm; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Fish; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Issue 56; Medicine; Oral biofilm; Orthodontic appliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054888134     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2967     Document Type: Article

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