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A fluorescent plaque disclosing agnent
Author(s) -
Lang Niklaus P.,
ØStergaard Erling,
Löe Harald
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of periodontal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.31
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0765
pISSN - 0022-3484
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1972.tb00632.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , dental plaque , medicine , oral hygiene , tongue , periodontal probe , orthodontics , pathology
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Plak‐Lite ® disclosing system. Four dental students with clean teeth and healthy gingiva abolished oral hygiene for 10 days. Plaque development was assessed using the Plaque Index system and by calculating the area of Plak‐Lite ® fluorescence on standardized photgraphs of anterior teeth. The experiment was repeated without utilization of disclosisng solutions. The study has demonstrated that the Plak‐Lite ® system reveals bacterial plaque on the teeth, tongue and gingiva. Plaque free teeth do not fluoresce. Plak‐Lite ® was well accepted by the patients. The agent is not bactericidal and may be used in longitudinal studies of plaque growth.