title: Monitoring the efficacy of plaque control methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Scannapieco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial