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

The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of ...

Cariogenic bacteria live in biofilm and attack dental enamel by converting sugar and starch into acids that dissolve out calcium from the enamel. This process can cause caries.

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 ...

Normally, bacteria divide into two cells, but Corynebacterium matruchotii can reproduce themselves up to 14 times in an unusual process called multiple fission. Even when we brush our teeth, this ...

An army of tiny robots scuttling about inside your mouth cleaning your teeth. It's a disquieting thought, and yet it might be one of the most effective ways to deal with the sticky bacterial ...

The average individual already counts a toothbrush and floss among their tools for maintaining a healthy mouth. PhotOral, a new company based in Lexington, MA, is hoping that its light-based intraoral ...

Dentists recommend brushing your teeth (and therefore brushing away dental plaque) twice a day. Yet this biofilm comes back no matter how diligently you brush.

When the rats were exposed to wild type strains of the bacteria and fungi, a robust plaque-biofilm formed on their teeth. However, when the rats were exposed to wild type S. mutans and a C. albicans ...

These microbots can be valuable in improving dental treatment by reducing oral infections and tooth decay. | Penn researchers create microrobots to help clean plaque from teeth. Menu; Newsletters; ...

While not a replacement for traditional floss, research in the Compendium of Continuing Education In Dentistry found the dental water jet device removes up to 99.99% of plaque biofilm.