Evaluation of Laboratory Tests for the Estimation of Caries Activity

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Bergeim, 0. , and Barnfield, W.F. : Lack of Correlation Between Dental Caries and Salivary Amylase, J. D. Res. 24: 141, 1945.

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Glass, R.L. : The Lack of Relationship Between Salivary Lactobacillus Counts and Dental Caries Activity, Oral Surg., Oral Med., & Oral Path. 5: 210, 1952.

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Sullivan, J.L. , and Storvick, C.A. : Correlation of Saliva Analyses With Dental Examinations of 574 Freshmen at Oregon State College, J. D. Res. 29: 165, 1950.

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Marshall-Day, C.D. , Shourie, R.L. , Hein, J.W. , Leung, S.W. and Simmons, N.S. : Oral Bacteriological Studies in Puerto Rico Children, J. D. Res. 28: 648, 1949.

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Permar, D. , Kitchin, P.C. , and Robinson, H.B.G. : Variations in Counts of Lactobacilli Made From Single Specimens of Saliva, J. D. Res. 26: 475, 1946.

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Hartman, F.W. : A Bacteriologic Caries Survey Method Applied to Plantation Children, J. A. D. A. 36: 53, 1948.

Knighton, H.T. : A Comparison of Lactobacillus Counts and Snyder Colorimetric Tests, Washington U. D. J. 17: 11, 1950.

Dewar, M.R. , and Parfitt, G.J. : Research Note on the Preparation of Tomato Peptone Agar Medium, Brit. D. J. 90: 150, 1951.

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Rogosa, M. and Mitchell, J.A. : The Indispensability of Magnesium for Lactobacillus Helveticus and Its Unavailability in a Magnesium-azide Complex. Bact. Proc. 1950, p. 130.

Slawson, M.S. , and Snyder, M.L. : Bacteriostatic Action of Sodium Azide on Bacterial Types in Respect to Concentration and pH, J. D. Res. 32: 685, 1953.

Snyder, M.L. , and Clark, M.K. : Evaluation of the Colorimetric (Snyder) Test. I. Comparison of Positive Color Reactions With the Lactobacillus Counts of Respective Specimens of Saliva Routinely Submitted for Culture, J. D. Res. 29: 298, 1950.