The Effects of Fractions from Shiitake Mushroom on Composition and Cariogenicity of Dental Plaque Microcosms in an In Vitro Caries Model
Figure 4
Amount of (a) acetate, (b) lactate, (c) propionate, and (d) succinate in 8-day microcosms at a resting state (blue bars) and at a fermenting state after 30 min incubation with 1% glucose (red bars) in the treatment group samples (CHX—chlorhexidine digluconate; MLMW—mushroom low molecular weight extract; SF4—subfraction nr 4 of MLMW extract; SF5—subfraction nr 5 of MLMW extract) relative to the samples exposed to water (negative control). Treatments were performed twice daily for 10 min (Figure 1). *One sample t-test, treatment versus 100% (water control), significantly different at .
