The effect of Piper betle and Psidium guajava extracts on the cell-surface hydrophobicity of selected early settlers of dental plaque

The adhesion of early settlers of dental plaque to the tooth surface has a role in the initiation of the development of dental plaque. The hydrophobic surface properties of the bacteria cell wall are indirectly responsible for the adhesion of the bacteria cell to the acquired pellicle on the tooth s...

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Main Authors: Razak, Fathilah Abdul, Othman, Rofina Yasmin, Rahim, Zubaidah Haji Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nihon University School of Dentistry 2006
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3306/1/The_effect_of_Piper_betle_and_Psidium_guajava_extracts_on_the_cell-surface_hydrophobicity_of_selected_early_settlers_of_dental_plaque.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/3306/
https://doi.org/10.2334/josnusd.48.71
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
Language: English