Open AccessAdherence of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans to different bracket materials
Author(s) -
Shrinivaasan Nambi Rammohan,
Shubhaker Rao Juvvadi,
Chandra Sekhar Gandikota,
Padmalatha Challa,
Ranjit Manne,
Anirudh Mathur
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.100206
Subject(s) - streptococcus mutans , bracket , candida albicans , corpus albicans , laboratory flask , adhesion , microbiology and biotechnology , ceramic , titanium , dentistry , materials science , chemistry , medicine , metallurgy , bacteria , biology , composite material , mechanical engineering , genetics , engineering
To quantify the adherence of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans on brackets made of stainless steel, plastic, ceramic, titanium, and gold, and to evaluate the various sites of adherence of these microorganisms with scanning electron microscopy (SEM).