Advances in next-generation sequencing have enabled the widespread measurement of
microbiome composition across systems and over the course of microbiome assembly …

The oral microbiota represents an important part of the human microbiota, and includes
several hundred to several thousand diverse species. It is a normal part of the oral cavity …

Dental caries is one of the most common chronic and multifactorial diseases affecting the
human population. The appearance of a caries lesion is determined by the coexistence of …

Molecular ecology methods are now well established for the culture-independent
characterization of complex bacterial communities associated with various environmental …

Soil microbes play an essential role in the environment by contributing to the release of key
nutrients from primary minerals that are required not only for their own nutrition but also for …

Periodontitis, a biofilm-associated inflammatory disease of the periodontium, is a major
cause of tooth loss in the world. This disease appears to have multiple etiologies, the most …

Fluorescence is the most popular technique in chemical and biological sensing because of
its ultimate sensitivity, high temporal and spatial resolution and versatility that enables …

Infection is currently regarded as the most severe and devastating complication associated
to the use of biomaterials. The important social, clinical and economic impacts of implant …

Carious lesion dynamics are dependent predominantly on the availability of fermentable
sugars, other environmental conditions, bacteria, and host factors. Our current …

Objective To survey the recent literature from the late 1980s to recent years in order to
assess the relationship between resin degradation, catalyzed by biological factors, and …