Anti-Streptococcal activity of Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest plant extracts presents potential for preventive strategies against dental caries

Caries is a global public health problem, whose control requires the introduction of low-cost treatments, such as strong prevention strategies, minimally invasive techniques and chemical prevention agents. Nature plays an important role as a source of new antibacterial substances that can be used in...

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Main Authors: Juliana Paola Corrêa da SILVA, Adriana Lígia de CASTILHO, Cíntia Helena Couri SARACENI, Ingrit Elida Collantes DÍAZ, Mateus Luís Barradas PACIÊNCIA, Ivana Barbosa SUFFREDINI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572014000200091&lng=en&tlng=en