Dental caries remains the most prevalent and costly oral infectious disease worldwide.
Several methods have been employed to prevent this biofilm-dependent disease, including …

Mixed-species biofilm is one of the most frequently recorded clinical problems. Mixed
biofilms develop as a result of interactions between microorganisms of a single or multiple …

Objectives this study aimed to synthesize AgNPs from green tea (GT) extract, forming GT-
AgNPs, and to coat their surfaces with silica, resulting in light-colored Ag@ SiO 2 …

The oral cavity harbors hundreds of microorganisms that may be uncontrolled and provoke
several diseases. In this sense, periodontitis is a complex multifactorial disease with an …

Streptococcus mutans is one of the principal agents of caries formation mainly, because of
its ability to form biofilms at the tooth surface. Bacteriophages (phages) are promising …

The increasing clinical use of artificial medical devices raises the issue of microbial
contamination, which is a risk factor for the occurrence of biofilm-associated infections. A …

Oral diseases are considered the most common noncommunicable diseases and are
related to serious local and systemic disorders. Oral pathogens can grow and spread in the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Propolis has been used in folk medicine since ancient
times and it presented inhibitory effect on neutrophil recruitment previously. However, its …

Microalgae biofilms have been proposed as an alternative to suspended cultures in
commercial and biotechnological fields. However, little is known about their architecture that …

Context The emergence of resistant pathogens and toxicity of antifungals have encouraged
an active search for novel candidates to manage Candida biofilms. Objective In this study …