Figure 3
From: Influence of pure fluorides and stannous ions on the initial bacterial colonization in situ
Fluorescence microscopic images after staining with the Live/dead staining BacLight kit. Thereby, vital bacteria (green) and dead bacteria (red) are detectable at the pellicle layer. The highest number of vital and dead bacteria is detected after 1-min-rinsing with tap water (a, control), sodiumfluoride (e) and sodium fluorophosphate (f). In contrast, less adherent bacteria are stained after 1-min-rinsing with amine fluoride (b), stannous fluoride (c) and stannous chloride (d). In situ pellicle formation time: 8 h.
