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Chapter and Conference Paper
Oral Microbiota in Crevices Around Dental Implants: Profiling of Oral Biofilm
Large numbers of bacteria (>106/mm2) generally inhabit the surface of the oral cavity, particularly at the interface between teeth and gingiva, as an oral biofilm (microbiota). The establishment of anaerobic bact...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Change in Infected Root Canal Microflora During the Course of Root Canal Therapy
The purpose of the present study was to profile the microflora in infected root canals, using anaerobic culture and molecular biological techniques for bacterial identification, before and after root canal tre...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Highly Sensitive alamarBlue® Method for Evaluating Bacterial Adhesion to Biomaterials
It is known that biofilm formed on the denture surface (denture plaque) causes various oral diseases and the aspiration pneumonia. For prevention of these diseases, new denture materials that inhibit or reduce...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Quantification and Identification of Bacteria in Maxillary Obturator-prostheses
The aims of this study were to quantify and identify bacteria in the in-use acrylic resin maxillary obturator-prostheses. Aspiration pneumonia-associated or airborne bacteria such as Klebsiella and Pseudomonas sp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Isolation and identification of viable bacteria within acrylic resin denture bases
This study aimed to isolate and identify the microbial species within acrylic resin denture bases. Bacteria were detected from within acrylic resin denture bases. Lactobacillus species, Actinomyces, Streptococcus
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New quantitative fluorometry for evaluating oral bacterial adhesion to biomaterials
This study aimed to develop a simple, quick, and widely-applicable nonradioisotope quantitative method for evaluating adhesion of oral bacteria to dental materials. So, we tried to establish a method using Ala...
