Progress toward understanding the contribution of alkali generation in dental biofilms to inhibition of dental caries

International Journal of Oral Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 135-140

  Liu, Ya Ling ^a   Nascimento, Marcelle ^a   Burne, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

arginine; biofilm; dental caries; microbial ecology; urea

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALKALI; ARGININE; ARGININE DEIMINASE; HYDROLASE; UREASE;

DENTAL CARIES; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; REVIEW; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGMATINE; ALKALIES; ARGININE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLASES; UREASE;

EID: 84866923489     PISSN: 16742818     EISSN: 20493169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijos.2012.54     Document Type: Review

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