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The effect of iron on Streptococcus mutans biofilm and on enamel demineralization

Ribeiro,Cecília Cláudia Costa; Ccahuana-Vásquez,Renzo Alberto; Carmo,Cadidja Dayane Sousa do; Alves,Cláudia Maria Coêlho; Leitão,Tarcísio Jorge

Iron (Fe) may have an anticaries effect by specific inhibition of glycosyltransferase (GTF) enzymes of Streptococcus mutans, but this hypothesis has not yet been clarified. In this study, S. mutans biofilms were formed on blocks of bovine dental enamel of a predetermined surface hardness (SH). These biofilms were exposed eight times/day to 10% sucrose, and two times/day they were subjected to one of the followi...

Date: 2012 | Origin: Oasisbr

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