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Systematic Approach to Identify Novel Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Molecules from Plants' Extracts and Fractions to Prevent Dental Caries
Published on: March 31, 2021
[Immunology of dental caries]
Andreia G Pereira1, Ana M Neves, António C Trindade
1Consulta de Alergologia Pediátrica, Departamento da Criança e da Família, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa.
Abstract:
Dental carie is the most common infectious disease in humans. In the past decades, it has been described as a multifactorial condition, where diet and the immune response are main factors for the establishment of the disease. The authors approach the formation of the bacterian biofilm, the host's immune response, according to its maturation and deficiencies, and the current research to find a preventive intervention for this disease.
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