Fluoride-supplemented milk inhibits acid tolerance in root caries biofilms

Caries Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 156-160

  Neilands, J ^a   Petersson, L G ^b   Beighton, D ^c   Svensater G ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Milk; Plaque; Root caries

Indexed keywords

ACID; ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; ROOT CARIES; SODIUM FLUORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84859384416     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337390     Document Type: Article

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