Glucosyltransferases (Gtfs) play critical roles in the etiology and pathogenesis of
Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans)-mediated dental caries including early childhood caries …

Oral biofilms attach onto both teeth surfaces and dental material surfaces in oral cavities. In
the meantime, oral biofilms are not only the pathogenesis of dental caries and periodontitis …

Contemporary paradigms of dental caries aetiology focus on the ecology of the dental
plaque biofilm and how local environmental factors can modulate this to cause disease. The …

For decades, fluoride has been used extensively as an anti-caries agent. It not only protects
dental hard tissue, but also inhibits bacterial growth and metabolism. The antimicrobial …

Lactobacillus fermentum KU200060 was isolated from watery kimchi and its probiotic
characteristics were evaluated, including tolerance to artificial gastric acid and bile salt …

Background Streptococcus mutans is the principal etiological agent of human dental caries.
The major virulence factors of S. mutans are acid production, acid tolerance, extracellular …

Bifidobacterium is frequently detected in early childhood caries and white spot lesions,
indicating that it is a novel caries-associated bacterium. Bifidobacterium is known to possess …

As a toxic element, excessive amounts of fluoride in environment can be harmful because of
its antimicrobial activity, however little is known about the relationship between fluoride and …

Fluoride is commonly used as an ingredient of topical oral hygiene measures. Despite the
anti-acidogenic activities of fluoride against cariogenic biofilms, the recovery of the biofilms …

Bacteria are known to form biofilms on various surfaces. Biofilms are multicellular
aggregates, held together by an extracellular matrix, which is composed of biological …