Unsaturated fatty acid salts remove biofilms on dentures

Abstract Candidiasis-causing Candida sp. forms biofilms with various oral bacteria in the dentures of the elderly, making it harder to kill and remove the microorganism due to the extracellular polymeric substances. We found that biofilms on dentures can effectively be removed by immersion in an uns...

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Main Authors: Teruyuki Hara, Atsunori Sonoi, Takuya Handa, Masayuki Okamoto, Eri Kaneko, Reiko Ikeda, Taichi Habe, Hidetake Fujinaka, Shigeto Inoue, Tetsuo Ichikawa
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ce3fdfcb442d4d638fbf2007aa7fc93f
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