Volume : 7, Issue : 3, MAR 2021

DISCLOSING AGENTS: DISCLOSE THE PRESENCE OF PLAQUE

DR. AMAN KHURANA, DR. NEETIKA GUPTA, DR.JAIPREET SINGH GILL, DR. SHERRY VERMA, DR. RYTHM BATRA

Abstract

Certain agents (dyes) may be used to make the supragingival plaques visible and such agents are called disclosing agents. Staining of bacterial plaque is an aid for patients in developing an efficient system of plaque removal and also in explaining and teaching the significance of plaque in dental disease. Disclosing agents work by changing the colour of dental biofilm in order to provide a contrast with the tooth surface. Biofilms have the capacity to retain large no. of dye substances due to the interaction. The polarity difference between the components of the dye and biofilm. Electrostatic interactions (proteins) and hydrogen bonds (polysaccharides) bind the particles together.

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