Additional Author Affiliation
New York Medical College
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
The oral cavity harbors hundreds of microbial species that are present either as planktonic cells or incorporated into biofilms. The majority of the oral microbes are commensal organisms. Those that are pathogenic microbes can result in oral infections, and at times can initiate systemic diseases. Biofilms that contain pathogens are challenging to control. Many conventional antimicrobials have proven to be ineffective. Recent advances in science and technology are providing new approaches for pathogen control and containment and methods to characterize biofilms. This perspective provides (1) a general understanding of biofilm development; (2) a description of emerging chemical and biological methods to control oral biofilms; and (3) an overview of high-throughput analytical approaches to analyze biofilms.
Recommended Citation
Berger, D., Rakhamimova, A., Pollack, A., & Loewy, Z. G. (2018). Oral Biofilms: Development, Control, and Analysis. High Throughput, 7 (3), [Article 24]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ht7030024
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in High-Throughput, 7(3), [Article 24]. The original material can be found here.
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