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- Title
Morphological Effects of Inorganic Salts, Chloramine-T, and Citric Acid on Subgingival Plaque Bacteria.
- Authors
Rams, Thomas E.; Keyes, Paul H.; Bennett, A.
- Abstract
The article presents a study on the morphological effects of inorganic salts, chloramine-T and citric acid on subgingival plaque bacteria. The morphological assessments were done using phase contrast microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The inorganic salts that were studied included sodium bicarbonate (NAHCO3), sodium chloride (NaCl) and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4). It was found that exposure to the inorganic salts rapidly immobilized oral spirochetes and motile rods on the wet mount suspensions that were viewed with phase-contrast microscopy. It is stated that as per the observation, all the chemicals studied have the potential value as antibacterial agents in human periodontal disease treatment.
- Subjects
DENTAL plaque; ORAL microbiology; INORGANIC compounds; CHLORAMINE-T; CITRIC acid; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; PHASE-contrast microscopy; SPIROCHETES; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; PERIODONTAL disease treatment
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1984, Vol 15, Issue 8, p835
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article