Dual-Targeting Approach Degrades Biofilm Matrix and Enhances Bacterial Killing

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The effects of essential oil mouthrinses with or without alcohol on plaque and gingivitis: a randomized controlled clinical study

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Targeting microbial biofilms: current and prospective therapeutic strategies

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Microbial glycoside hydrolases as antibiofilm agents with cross-kingdom activity

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Differential oxidative stress tolerance of Streptococcus mutans isolates affects competition in an ecological mixed-species biofilm model

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Modulation of the mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms in response to environmental challenges

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In Situ Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils with and without Alcohol on Oral Biofilm: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Visualizing the dental biofilm matrix by means of fluorescence lectin-binding analysis

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Topical delivery of low-cost protein drug candidates made in chloroplasts for biofilm disruption and uptake by oral epithelial cells

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What's on the Outside Matters: The Role of the Extracellular Polymeric Substance of Gram-negative Biofilms in Evading Host Immunity and as a Target for Therapeutic Intervention

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Current applications of nanoparticles in infectious diseases

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Biofilms: an emergent form of bacterial life

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Biogeography of a human oral microbiome at the micron scale

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Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans polysaccharide synthesis by molecules targeting glycosyltransferase activity

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Simultaneous spatiotemporal mapping of in situ pH and bacterial activity within an intact 3D microcolony structure

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Molecule Targeting Glucosyltransferase Inhibits Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Formation and Virulence

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(1→3)-α-d-Glucan hydrolases in dental biofilm prevention and control: A review

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Application of chimeric glucanase comprising mutanase and dextranase for prevention of dental biofilm formation

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Precision-guided antimicrobial peptide as a targeted modulator of human microbial ecology

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Analysis of the mechanical stability and surface detachment of matureStreptococcus mutansbiofilms by applying a range of external shear forces

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The Exopolysaccharide Matrix

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Biophysics of biofilm infection

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The Exopolysaccharide Matrix Modulates the Interaction between 3D Architecture and Virulence of a Mixed-Species Oral Biofilm

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Exopolysaccharides Produced by Streptococcus mutans Glucosyltransferases Modulate the Establishment of Microcolonies within Multispecies Biofilms

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The Role of Bacteria in the Caries Process

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Biofilm Dispersal: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and Potential Therapeutic Uses

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The Role of Chlorhexidine in Caries Prevention

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