Faye Donald: Today, I'm going to show you how guided biofilm therapy, or GBT, works when we professionally clean a patient's mouth from start to finish. My job as a dental hygienist is to detect ...

One dentist explains, 'Your mouth houses 700 species of microbes.' While not all of these are harmful, failing to brush your ...

Almost all micro-organisms subsist in elaborate colonies that are embedded in biofilms of self-produced exopolymer matrices. The biofilm allows the micro-organisms to adhere to any surface ...

Biofilms are ubiquitous and can form on many surfaces relevant to human health: on our teeth, in the form of plaque; on implanted medical devices, such as catheters and pacemakers; and as ...

Now a little biofilm isn't going to hurt you. It's only when you stop brushing it away that things can get ugly. And not only for your teeth. It just so happens that "Strep" and his friends are a ...

Dental plaque biofilms are polymicrobial communities found on oral surfaces embedded within a matrix of host salivary components and microbial extracellular products. Communication between the ...

Dental plaque is a living biofilm that consists of hundreds of species of bacteria. It tends to build up on the surface of teeth, and can creep below the gum line fostering inflammation.

As oral microbiota proliferate, they form a tough, gluey biofilm, known as plaque, that adheres to the teeth and gums. These microbes produce acids that etch cavities into teeth. They also lead to ...

Adhesion is of fundamental importance in microbial biofilms subject to flow ... that does not adhere to an oral surface such as teeth, tongue or gums—either directly or indirectly via ...