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Comparative Study
. 1983 Jul;62(7):837-41.
doi: 10.1177/00220345830620071601.

A comparison of antimicrobial activity of four disclosant dyes

D A Baab, A H Broadwell, B L Williams
Comparative Study

A comparison of antimicrobial activity of four disclosant dyes

D A Baab et al. J Dent Res. 1983 Jul.

Abstract

Four disclosant dyes were tested for antimicrobial activity against 27 oral reference strains and five non-oral human pathogens. Erythrosine and fluorescein inhibited most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms associated with dental plaque, and were bactericidal to selected strains. Fast green and brilliant blue demonstrated little antimicrobial activity.

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