In vitro plaque formation on dental amalgam.
A previously described method for the study of in vitro microbial plaque formation on dental materials has been utilized to assess microbial adhesion and growth on five commercially available dental amalgams. Variations in both the amount and viability of the microbial plaques was found between the various types of amalgams.
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology; D000327:Adsorption; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology
D003723:Dental Amalgam; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate