The Effects of Fractions from Shiitake Mushroom on Composition and Cariogenicity of Dental Plaque Microcosms in an In Vitro Caries Model
Figure 2
Average mineral content profiles showing the extent of demineralization of dentin after microcosm growth for 8 days in constant depth film fermentor (CDFF) per CDFF run (Roman numbers I–VIII—eight CDFF runs) and per treatment: (a) chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX), (b) mushroom low molecular weight fraction (MLMW), (c) subfraction nr 4 (SF4), and (d) Subfraction nr 5 (SF5) of the MLMW fraction of shiitake extract. The two graphs per treatment are the profiles obtained from the duplicate CDFF runs of the respective treatment. Each profile is an average of the transversal microradiography images obtained from 10 dentin specimens.
