104 Caries Microbiology

Friday, March 23, 2012: 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours

Learning Objectives:
Be updated on agents that influence the growth and metabolism of cariogenic microorganism
Be aware of the latest developments in cariogenic biofilms
Chairs:
L. ZHAN and M.M. NASCIMENTO
691
Arginine metabolism may confer caries resistance in children
M.M. NASCIMENTO1, Y. LIU2, R. KALRA2, S. PEREZ3, A. ADEWUMI4, X. XU5, and R.A. BURNE2, 1College of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Operative Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 3University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 4College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 5College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
692
A Tooth-binding PEG-Based Molecular Brush for Dental Plaque Prevention
F. CHEN, K.W. BAYLES, and D. WANG, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
693
Study of Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli on dentin caries formation
L. ZHAN1, G. MARSHALL2, S. MARSHALL3, J. FEATHERSTONE1, G. NONOMURA4, C. LE4, M. RAPOZO-HILO5, and W. LI6, 1University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Preventive and Restorative Dent Sci, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Dept of Prev. & Rest. Dent. Sciences, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 4Prevent. and Rest. Dent. Sci, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5Prevent. & Restor. Dental Sciences, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 6Orofacial Sciences, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
694
In vitro Biofilm-Associated Enamel Demineralization Under Distinct Sugar Exposure
R.A. ARTHUR, R.A. WAEISS, A. HARA, F. LIPPERT, and D. ZERO, Preventive and Community Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN
695
Identification of Streptococcus sobrinus Lytic Bacteriophages Isolated From Caspian Sea
K. BEHESHTI MAAL1, M. BOUZARI1, and F. ARBABZADEH-ZAVAREH2, 1Department of Biology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, 2Department of Operative Dentistry and Torabinejad Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
696
Microbial Community Succession on Developing Lesions on Human Enamel
L. TORLAKOVIC1, V. KLEPAC-CERAJ2, S.L. COTTON3, I. OLSEN1, B. ØGAARD1, and B.J. PASTER3, 1University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, 3Department of Molecular Genetics, Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA