-transparent.png){kind=logo}
A longitudinal study was performed to assess the effects of radiation-induced xerostomia on the human oral microflora. Pronounced microbial population shifts were found in each of five intraoral sites tested. Cariogenic microorganisms gained prominence at the expense of noncariogenic microorganisms in concert with the saliva shutdown. These changes occurred before the onset of clinical caries irrespective of whether or not a topical fluoride gel was used as a caries preventive.
Related Publications
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
September 2013,
SADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
January 2007,
Head & neck,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
January 2011,
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania),
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
October 2004,
Clinical journal of oncology nursing,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
November 2005,
Cancer treatment reviews,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
March 1996,
Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.),
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
May 2011,
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
January 1997,
Cancer practice,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
January 1995,
The American journal of hospice & palliative care,
L R Brown, and
S Dreizen, and
S Handler, and
D A Johnston
April 1994,
International dental journal,
