Synergistic inhibitory effect of cationic peptides and antimicrobial agents on the growth of oral streptococci.

abstract：:The aim of our study was to determine whether the structure of glucans formed by glucosyltransferase from Streptococcus sanguinis (GtfSs) on a surface differ from those formed in solution and to explore the effects of antiserum to Gtfs, control normal rabbit serum, starch hydrolysates (STH) and dextran on S. sanguinis...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Kopec LK,Vacca Smith AM,Wunder D,Ng-Evans L,Bowen WH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface prismatic and aprismatic human enamel and unpolished or diamond-polished specimens of bovine enamel, with test and control surfaces on each studied block, were immersed in phosphoric acid containing cola beverage (pH 2.6) and citric or malic acid containing sports drinks (pH 2.8 and 3.4, respectively) for 15-1...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Meurman JH,Frank RM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the colonization profile and clonal distribution of Streptococcus mutans isolated from oral cavities that presented coronal and root caries lesions. The isolation and biochemical identification of mutans streptococci were carried out by using saliva samples, dental plaque, ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Nascimento MM,Höfling JF,Gonçalves RB

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the effect of a copper phosphate cement (BCC) and a conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) on carious dentine that remains under restorations in vivo. Using a split-mouth design, 45 primary molar pairs with dentine caries were sampled microbiologically. Without further removal of carious dentine, ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Foley J,Blackwell A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to analyse if the erosion-protective potential of the salivary pellicle is different between female and male subjects. Bovine enamel and dentin specimens (each n = 3) were exposed to the oral cavity of healthy female or male volunteers (each n = 25, females: 25.8 ± 3.5 years, males: 26.7 ± 4.0 years) ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Wiegand A,Rosemann A,Hoch M,Barke S,Dakna M,Kanzow P

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of 9.6 microm CO2 laser irradiation on enamel dissolution kinetics was investigated using a constant composition method designed for rate measurements of enamel dissolution as a function of depth, on a micrometer scale. In contrast to lower irradiation intensities (< or =1.0 J cm(-2)), which consistently...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Gerard DE,Fried D,Featherstone JD,Nancollas GH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of approximal carious lesions was monitored on annual bite-wing radiographs obtained from 315 children, participating in a controlled dentifrice trial; 157 of these children had used a dentifrice containing 250 ppm F and 158 a dentifrice containing 1,000 ppm F (both as NaF) during a 3-year period as th...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Bjarnason S,Finnbogason SY

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this clinical study was to investigate the acid resistance of enamel lesions remineralized in situ by a sugar-free chewing gum containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate nanocomplexes (CPP-ACP: Recaldent). The study utilized a double-blind, randomized, crossover design with two treatments:...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Iijima Y,Cai F,Shen P,Walker G,Reynolds C,Reynolds EC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of air-drying on the remineralization of demineralized bovine dentine was examined in wet bulk samples, in dried bulk samples as well as in wet thin sections. Bulk samples of bovine dentine were first demineralized in an acidic gel (pH = 5) at 37 degrees C for 3 weeks. After 24-hour pre-treatment of eith...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Inaba D,Iijima Y,Takagi O,Ruben J,Arends J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5-year incidence of caries was studied in a random sample of 60-, 70- and 80-year-old inhabitants of Göteborg, with 69, 51 and 28 individuals in the different age groups. One aim of the study was to introduce a root caries index (DMFRS%) in which the missing root surfaces are taken into account. This study, as wel...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Fure S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was done to determine the bioavailability of fluoride (F) after toothbrushing associated with different water rinsing procedures. Eight adult subjects participated in four experiments, conducted with a randomised, crossover design: (A) 2 min brushing with an F dentifrice, followed by three quick (3 ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Sjögren K,Ekstrand J,Birkhed D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the current concept of the caries-preventive mechanism of fluoride, the fluoride concentration of some professionally applied fluoride preparations appears unnecessarily high. The aim of this trial was to study whether reducing the fluoride concentration of the sodium fluoride varnish Duraphat from the presen...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Seppä L,Pöllänen L,Hausen H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of temporary dietary restriction with and without fluoridated drinking water on the progression of caries was studied in 60 desalivated Sprague-Dawley rats. Dietary restriction alone had little effect on caries progression when the challenge was interrupted and then resumed, in contrast to the effects of...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Bowen WH,Pearson SK

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term nationally representative caries data in the primary dentition are rare, but nonetheless central to assess needs in caries prevention and treatment. This study evaluated the prevalence and trends of caries levels in the primary dentition of 6- to 7-year-olds in Germany as a whole and its federal states indiv...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Santamaria RM,Schmoeckel J,Basner R,Schüler E,Splieth CH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of beverage composition on the measurement of erosive potential is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether beverage composition influences the measurement of erosive potential and to evaluate the influence of exposure in small and large volumes. Eleven beverages were included: water (contr...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Jager DH,Vieira AM,Ruben JL,Huysmans MC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine metabolism via the arginine deiminase system (ADS) of oral bacteria generates ammonia, which can increase the pH of oral biofilms and decrease the risk for dental caries. Antagonistic interactions between ADS-positive and cariogenic bacteria in oral biofilms may be an important ecological determinant of carie...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Huang X,Browngardt CM,Jiang M,Ahn SJ,Burne RA,Nascimento MM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of a low-fluoride (F) toothpaste supplemented with sodium trimetaphosphate (TMP) on enamel remineralization in situ. DESIGN:Bovine enamel blocks were selected on the basis of their surface hardness (SH) after caries-like lesions had been induced, and randomly divided into 4 treatment g...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Takeshita EM,Danelon M,Castro LP,Cunha RF,Delbem AC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the dual constant-depth film fermenter (dCDFF) is able to produce caries-like enamel lesions and to ascertain further information regarding the performance of this fully functional biological caries model. Conditions were defined by the continuation (CF) or ces...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Owens GJ,Lynch RJM,Hope CK,Cooper L,Higham SM,Valappil SP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental caries and wear are important conditions to record in archaeological collections. The aim of the present paper is to determine the frequency and distribution of dental caries and dental wear in a mediaeval Byzantine paediatric population in Yenikapı, Constantinople, Istanbul. The present research was carried ou...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Caglar E,Görgülü M,Kuscu OO

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This crossover study evaluated the effect of calcium carbonate (CaCO(3))-based monofluorophosphate dentifrice on enamel remineralization. Ten volunteers wore palatal appliances containing four enamel blocks with caries-like lesions, two of them covered by a test plaque of mutans streptococci. The following treatments ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Cury JA,Simões GS,Del Bel Cury AA,Gonçalves NC,Tabchoury CP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a glass-ionomer cement sealant on carious dentine was investigated clinically and bacteriologically. The study group consisted of 24 molar teeth, with small clinical visible occlusal dentine lesions, in 13 children (aged 7-18 years). Twenty of these molars were filled and sealed with a glass-ionomer ceme...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Weerheijm KL,de Soet JJ,van Amerongen WE,de Graaff J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New technologies have provided novel insights into how dental plaque functions as a biofilm. Confocal microscopy has confirmed that plaque has an open architecture similar to other biofilms, with channels and voids. Gradients develop in areas of dense biomass over short distances in key parameters that influence micro...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Marsh PD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nyvad classification is a visual-tactile caries classification system devised to enable the detection of the activity and severity of caries lesions with special focus on low-caries populations. The criteria behind the classification reflect the entire continuum of caries, ranging from clinically sound surfaces th...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Nyvad B,Baelum V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This in situ study investigated the secondary caries development in dentin in gaps next to composite and amalgam. For 21 days, 14 volunteers wore a modified occlusal splint containing human dentin samples with an average gap of 215 µm (SD=55 µm) restored with three different materials: Filtek Supreme composite, Clearf...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Kuper NK,Montagner AF,van de Sande FH,Bronkhorst EM,Opdam NJ,Huysmans MC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral exposed, natural root surfaces of extracted human teeth were subjected to artificial lesion formation in gels of dialyzed gelatin that contained 75 mM lactic and 25 mM acetic acid and 1, 3, 10, 32, 100, 320, 550, or 1,000 mg F/l at pH 4.3-4.4 and at 36 degrees C. Ca and PO4 demineralization per square millimeter ...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Feagin FF,Graves CN

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ameloblasts are sensitive cells whose metabolism and function may be affected by inflammatory stimuli. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible association between polymorphisms in immune response-related genes and molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH), and their interaction with polymorphisms in amelogenes...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Bussaneli DG,Restrepo M,Fragelli CMB,Santos-Pinto L,Jeremias F,Cordeiro RCL,Bezamat M,Vieira AR,Scarel-Caminaga RM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro experiments could demonstrate that only negligible amounts of fluoride are necessary to promote remineralization of incipient caries lesions. From the clinical point of view, there is evidence that only under certain circumstances is a stabilization of the surface zone of an incipient caries lesion the true m...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Hellwig E,Lussi A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of plaque biofilms in the oral cavity is difficult as plaque removal inevitably disrupts biofilm integrity precluding kinetic studies involving the penetration of components and metabolism of substrates in situ. A method is described here in which plaque is formed in vivo under normal (or experimental) condi...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Robinson C,Kirkham J,Percival R,Shore RC,Bonass WA,Brookes SJ,Kusa L,Nakagaki H,Kato K,Nattress B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two fractions of water-soluble glucans with different molecular weight were produced by Streptococcus mutans IB. The larger glucan had a molecular weight of about 40,000. The molecular weight of the small glucan was estimated to be 4,100 by gel filtration chromatography and by biochemical methods. These glucans were t...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Sund ML,Branting C,Linder LE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate how concentration and pH of TiF(4) influence the erosion-protective effect. METHODS:Specimens were treated with a TiF(4) solution: (1) 0.5 M F, pH 1.2, (2) 0.05 M F, pH 2.1, (3) 0.5 M F, pH 2.1, or (4) 0.05 M F, pH 1.2; then, they were exposed to HCl. RESULTS:After 2 min, the proportions of the area c...

journal_title：Caries research

authors： Hove LH,Holme B,Stenhagen KR,Tveit AB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00