The oral microbiota plays a vital role in the human microbiome and oral health. Imbalances
between microbes and their hosts can lead to oral and systemic disorders such as diabetes …

Dental biofilms produce acids from carbohydrates that result in caries. According to the
extended caries ecological hypothesis, the caries process consists of 3 reversible stages …

Streptococcus mutans is considered the most relevant bacteria in the transition of non-
pathogenic commensal oral microbiota to biofilms which contribute to the dental caries …

Severe early childhood caries (ECC), while strongly associated with Streptococcus mutans
using selective detection (culture, PCR), has also been associated with a widely diverse …

Marsh PD, Devine DA. How is the development of dental biofilms influenced by the host? J
Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 28–35. doi: 10.1111/j. 1600‐051X. 2010.01673. x …

Streptococcus mutans, the primary etiologic agent of dental caries, possesses a series of
virulence factors associated with its cariogenicity. Alternatives to traditional antimicrobial …

Members of the bacterial genus Streptococcus are responsible for causing a wide variety of
infections in humans. Many Streptococci use quorum-sensing systems to regulate several …

Since its discovery in 1924 by J Clarke, Streptococcus mutans has been the focus of
rigorous research efforts due to its involvement in caries initiation and progression. Its ability …

Nanoparticle complexes were prepared from chitosans of various molecular weights (MW)
and degrees of deacetylation (DD). The antimicrobial effect was assessed by the Live/Dead …

Tooth decay, also known as dental caries is an epidemic, microbiological contagious
disease of the teeth that ends in localized dissolution and damage of the calcified structure …