Dental caries is the most common oral disease. The bacteriological aetiology of dental
caries promotes the use of antibiotics or antimicrobial agents to prevent this type of oral …

Background The emergence and spread of resistant microbes continue to be a major public
health concern. Effective treatment alternatives, particularly from traditionally used medicinal …

Under natural environmental settings or in the human body, the majority of microorganisms
exist in complex polymicrobial biofilms adhered to abiotic and biotic surfaces. These …

Background Biofilm formation is an important causative factor in the expansion of the carious
lesions in the enamel. Hence, new approaches to efficient antibacterial agents are highly …

The application of computer-aided drug discovery (CADD) approaches has enabled the
discovery of new antimicrobial therapeutic agents in the past. The high prevalence of …

Bacteria residing within biofilms are more resistant to drugs than planktonic bacteria. They
can thus play a significant role in the onset of chronic infections. Dispersion of biofilms is a …

Nanoporous materials are categorized as microporous (pore sizes 0.2–2 nm), mesoporous
(pore sizes 2–50 nm), and macroporous (pore sizes 50–1000 nm). Mesoporous silica (MS) …

Cerrado has many compounds that have been used as biopesticides, herbicides,
medicines, and others due to their highly toxic potential. Thus, this review aims to present …

Background Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using natural photosensitive
agents is an effective method for preventing oral diseases of bacterial origin. The purpose of …

The effects of extracts, fractions, and molecules of Casearia sylvestris to control the
cariogenic biofilm of Streptococcus mutans were evaluated. First, the antimicrobial and …