Dental plaque is a complex biofilm at the heart of oral disease. Learn how it causes cavities and gum inflammation and why ...

Plaque biofilm forms throughout the mouth, particularly in hard-to-reach areas between teeth and below the gum line, and it is difficult to remove. The removal of plaque biofilm is the basis of all ...

A swarm of micro-robots, directed by magnets, can break apart and remove dental biofilm, or plaque, from a tooth. The innovation arose from a cross-disciplinary partnership among dentists ...

These glucans are a major component of plaque biofilms. The researchers found that mannans (a type of polysaccharide) on the surface of C. albicans interact with GtfB, enhancing biofilm production and ...

Extracellular polysaccharides play a central role in the survival capabilities of caries-causing bacteria in dental plaque, researchers report.

In patients with atherosclerosis, carotid arterial plaques may harbor bacterial biofilm deposits, which may, in turn, be triggered by norepinephrine to induce plaque rupture, according to recent ...

Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms often form on urinary catheters and orthopedic implants, where the bacteria may ...

“To figure out how all the different kinds of bacteria work together in the plaque biofilm, we have to understand the basic biology of these bacteria, which live nowhere else but the human mouth ...

A coating made from metallic nanoparticles could help prevent cavities from forming in teeth by stopping plaque from developing on them.

Human oral microbial biofilm is the plaque that dentists warn us about, and is composed of numerous genetically distinct types of bacteria that live on host surfaces. These biofilms are essential for ...