Annual Review of Microbiology · 1975 · 867 citations · 0 references
DentistryMicrobiologyOral BiologyBacteriologyMicrobial EcologyOral MicrobiologyBacterial BiofilmsBiofilm FormationDental PlaqueDental Plaque EcologyOral Bacterial EcologyBacterial Adhesion To Oral SurfacesBacterial Biofilm AccumulationMicrobial Adhesion To EnamelMicrobial PlaqueOral Biofilm AccumulationPlaque Bacterial EcologyPlaque Formation On Dental SurfacesTooth Surface Colonization
INFLUENCE OF BACTERIAL ADHERENCE ON COLONIZATION 7 Bacterial Affinity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bacterial Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Events and Bacterial Surface ComjJonents Involved in Adherence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DENTAL PLAQUE FORMATION 11 Gross Observations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ..... _ . . . . . . . . 11 Adhesive Interactions Permitting Bacterial Accumulations on Teeth ..... ......... 11 Role of bacterial polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Role of salivary polymers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Role of direct interspecies interactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 BACTERIAL COLONIZATION IN RETENTIVE AREAS 14 ROLE OF BACTERIAL ADHERENCE IN OTHER HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS 15 CLEARANCE OF BACTERIA FROM THE MOUTH 16 Salivary Antibodies . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Salivary Glycoproteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19