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Periodontitis as a biofilm infection
1Department of Periodontology, University of the Southern California School of Dentistry, USA.
Journal of the California Dental Association
|June 13, 2001
Abstract:
Microbial biofilms are a major concern of infections associated with implantable medical devices as well as with many non-implant related chronic infectious diseases in humans. Dental plaque is also a biofilm. Dental plaque is probably one of the best characterized biofilms occurring on the surface of human tissues. This article will examine the impact of biofilm research on concepts of microbial etiology and the treatment implications for periodontitis.