›› 2018, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4): 226-229.

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Advances in research on prevention and treatment of Streptococcus mutans biofilm

  

  • Received:2018-06-14 Revised:2018-12-05 Online:2018-12-25 Published:2019-01-07

Abstract: Caries is a chronic progressive disease, dental plaque biofilm is the microenvironment in which caries occur, and is the initiating factor of caries.Streptococcus mutans is currently recognized as the main cariogenic bacteria, and the search for effective methods against the biofilm of mutans has become a hot topic.This paper reviews the methods of removing Streptococcus mutans biofilm from the three layers of physics, chemistry and biology, aiming to provide new ideas and means for the prevention and treatment of caries.