Development of a novel tongue biofilm index using bacterial biofluorescence
Abstract Conventional methods for assessing tongue bacterial biofilms have low inter-examiner reliability due to visualization challenges. This study aimed to develop and assess a novel Tongue Biofilm Fluorescence Index (TBFI) for the accurate detection and objective evaluation of the quantitative a...
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| Main Authors: | Sol Park, Eun-Song Lee, Areum Kim, Hyo-Jung Kim, Joo-Young Lee, Sang-Kyeom Kim, Hoi-In Jung, Baek-Il Kim |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80696-5 |
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