As a major etiological agent of human dental caries, Streptococcus mutans resides primarily
in biofilms that form on the tooth surfaces, also known as dental plaque. In addition to caries …

Dental caries is a chronic progressive disease, which destructs dental hard tissues under
the influence of multiple factors, mainly bacteria. Streptococcus mutans is the main …

Oral microecological balance is closely associated with the development of dental caries.
Oxidative stress is one of the important factors regulating the composition and structure of …

Microbial carotenoids and lipids are two groups of versatile biomolecules widely used in the
food, fuel, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Rhodotorula glutinis is one of the best …

Cariogenic oral biofilms are strongly linked to dental caries around dental sealants.
Quaternary ammonium monomers copolymerized with dental resin systems have been …

Dental caries is a highly preventable and costly disease. Unfortunately, the current
management strategies are inadequate at reducing the incidence and new minimally …

Co-infection with Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans is associated with dental
caries, and their co-cultivation results in enhanced biofilm matrix production that contributes …

Despite the substantial research advancements on oral diseases, dental caries remains a
major healthcare burden. A disease of microbial dysbiosis, dental caries is characterised by …

Zinc is a trace metal that is essential to all forms of life, but that becomes toxic at high
concentrations. Because it has both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties and low …

Bacillus subtilis Spx is the prototype for a large family of redox-responsive transcription
factors found in many bacteria, most notably those from the phylum Firmicutes. Unusually for …