Disinfectants to fight oral candida biofilms

• Author(s): Rodrigues, E. ; Henriques, Mariana ; Silva, Sónia Carina
• Date: 2016
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/44775
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Document Type: Book part
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

Oral biofilms, especially those caused by oral mycobiota, which include Candida species, are very difficult to eradicate, due to their complex structure and recalcitrance. Moreover, the mouth is prone to be colonized since it presents different types of surfaces, especially biomaterials and dental implants, often associated with a high rate of infections. Therefore, although disinfection of the oral cavity is of major importance, the number of commercially available disinfectants is not high. However, new solutions, as silver nanoparticles are being developed to help oral biofilms eradication.