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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2000, p. 1720-1723, Vol. 66, No. 4
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

An In Vitro Study of the Effect of Fluoridated Milk on Oral Bacterial Biofilms

J. Pratten,1,* R. Bedi,2 and M. Wilson1

Departments of Microbiology1 and Transcultural Oral Health,2 Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, London WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom

Received 29 September 1999/Accepted 7 January 2000

Microcosmic dental plaques were grown in artificial saliva and supplemented with either milk or fluoridated milk. The presence of fluoride in the milk increased the pH of the biofilms and reduced the proportions of streptococci, demonstrating that in this model, fluoridation of milk produces biofilms with reduced cariogenic potential.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 (0) 171 915 1050. Fax: 44 (0) 171 915 1127. E-mail: jpratten{at}eastman.ucl.ac.uk.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2000, p. 1720-1723, Vol. 66, No. 4
0099-2240/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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