title: Current developments in microbiological diagnostic tests for oral diseases.
abstract: Over the past 10 years molecular biological techniques have been developed as aids to clinical diagnosis. The use of these techniques in diagnosis of infectious diseases is likely to increase greatly, and the clinician should be aware of their uses and limitations. The aim of this article is to give a background insight into some of the current techniques used in the microbiological investigations and the diagnosis of oral disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Sciences, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riggio
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015342:DNA Probes; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015347:RNA Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015347:RNA Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes