title: The agar-replica technique for dental caries diagnosis. Has its time arrived?
abstract: The agar-replica technique of Bahn et al is described. This caries-diagnostic technique detects the site of lactobacillus infection on the teeth. Evidence and logic indicate that this technique is more accurate than current caries-diagnostic methods. The method appears to answer the recent call for diagnostic methods which identify the more subtle expression of the disease, and it helps classify lesions into categories keyed to different treatment strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology and Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln 68583-0740, USA.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar