Beneficial Oral Biofilms as Smart Bioactive Interfaces

Beneficial Oral Biofilms as Smart Bioactive Interfaces

Periodontitis is a very common health problem caused by formation of pathogenic bacterial biofilm that triggers inflammation resulting in either reversible gingivitis or irreversible periodontal hard and soft tissue damages, leading to loss of teeth when left untreated. Commensal bacteria play an im...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Gutt, Qun Ren, Irmgard Hauser-Gerspach, Piotr Kardas, Stefan Stübinger, Monika Astasov-Frauenhoffer, Tuomas Waltimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biofilm
periodontitis
bacterial lysate
cell cytotoxicity
interface
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00107/full

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