Loesche WJ. Kazor CE. Taylor GW.. The optimization of the BANA test as a screening instrument for gingivitis among subjects seeking dental treatment. Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 24(10):718-26, 1997 Oct. [ABSTRACT]
Kozlovsky A. Gordon D. Gelernter I. Loesche WJ. Rosenberg M. .Correlation between the BANA test and oral malodor parameters. Journal of Dental Research. 73(5):1036-42, 1994 May. [ABSTRACT]
Feitosa AC. Amalfitano J. Loesche WJ. The effect of incubation temperature on the specificity of the BANA (N-benzoyl-DL-arginine- naphthylamide) test. Oral Microbiology & Immunology. 8(1):57-61, 1993 Feb. [ABSTRACT]
Bretz WA. Eklund SA. Radicchi R. Schork MA. Schork N. Schottenfeld D. Lopatin DE. Loesche WJ. The use of a rapid enzymatic assay in the field for the detection of infections associated with adult periodontitis. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 53(4):235-40, 1993 Fall. [ABSTRACT]
Amalfitano J. De Filippo AB. Bretz WA. Loesche WJ. The effects of incubation length and temperature on the specificity and sensitivity of the BANA (N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-naphthylamide) test. Journal of Periodontology. 64(9):848-52, 1993 Sep. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Lopatin DE. Giordano J. Alcoforado G. Hujoel P. Comparison of the benzoyl-DL-arginine-naphthylamide (BANA) test, DNA probes, and immunological reagents for ability to detect anaerobic periodontal infections due to Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, and Bacteroides forsythus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30(2):427-33, 1992 Feb. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Lopatin DE. Stoll J. van Poperin N. Hujoel PP. Comparison of various detection methods for periodontopathic bacteria: can culture be considered the primary reference standard?. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30(2):418-26, 1992 Feb. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Current research in diagnostic methods for assessing periodontal disease and its future impact. [Review] [27 refs] Journal / Canadian Dental Association. Journal de l Association Dentaire Canadienne. 57(7):574-8, 1991 Jul. [ABSTRACT]
Watson MR. Lopatin DE. Bretz WA. Ertel IJ. Loesche WJ. Detection of two anaerobic periodontopathogens in children by means of the BANA and ELISA assays. Journal of Dental Research. 70(7):1052-6, 1991 Jul. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Bretz WA. Lopatin D. Stoll J. Rau CF. Hillenburg KL. Killoy WJ. Drisko CL. Williams R. Weber HP. et al. Multi-center clinical evaluation of a chairside method for detecting certain periodontopathic bacteria in periodontal disease. Journal of Periodontology. 61(3):189-96, 1990 Mar. [ABSTRACT]
Hujoel PP. Moulton LH. Loesche WJ. Estimation of sensitivity and specificity of site-specific diagnostic tests [published erratum appears in J Periodontal Res 1990 Nov;25(6):377]. Journal of Periodontal Research. 25(4):193-6, 1990 Jul. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Bretz WA. Kerschensteiner D. Stoll J. Socransky SS. Hujoel P. Lopatin DE. Development of a diagnostic test for anaerobic periodontal infections based on plaque hydrolysis of benzoyl-DL-arginine- naphthylamide. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 28(7):1551-9, 1990 Jul. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Giordano J. Hujoel PP. The utility of the BANA test for monitoring anaerobic infections due to spirochetes (Treponema denticola) in periodontal disease. Journal of Dental Research. 69(10):1696-702, 1990 Oct. [ABSTRACT]
Baum BJ. Burstone CJ. Dubner R. Goldhaber P. Levine MJ. Loesche WJ. Terranova V. Advances in diagnosis and detection of oral diseases. Advances in Dental Research. 3(1):7-13, 1989 May. [ABSTRACT]
Schmidt EF. Bretz WA. Hutchinson RA. Loesche WJ. Correlation of the hydrolysis of benzoyl-arginine naphthylamide (BANA) by plaque with clinical parameters and subgingival levels of spirochetes in periodontal patients. Journal of Dental Research. 67(12):1505-9, 1988 Dec. [ABSTRACT]
Loesche WJ. Syed SA. Stoll J. Trypsin-like activity in subgingival plaque. A diagnostic marker for spirochetes and periodontal disease?. Journal of Periodontology. 58(4):266-73, 1987 Apr. [ABSTRACT]
Syed SA. Gusberti FA. Loesche WJ. Lang NP. Diagnostic potential of chromogenic substrates for rapid detection of bacterial enzymatic activity in health and disease associated periodontal plaques. Journal of Periodontal Research. 19(6):618-21, 1984 Nov.
Laughon BE. Syed SA. Loesche WJ. API ZYM system for identification of Bacteroides spp., Capnocytophaga spp.,and spirochetes of oral origin. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 15(1):97-102, 1982 Jan. [ABSTRACT]
Laughon BE. Syed SA. Loesche WJ. Rapid identification of Bacteroides gingivalis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 15(2):345-6, 1982 Feb.