Biofilm dysbiosis and caries activity: a surface or an individual issue?

Antibacterial coating of orthodontic elastomeric ligatures with silver and bismuth nanofilms by magnetron sputtering: A feasibility study

“…The interactions in a biofilm, which can ultimately become cariogenic, are therefore the subject of current research and are difficult to simulate under in vitro conditions. The exact identification of the cariogenic microorganisms is also inconclusive, but Streptococcus mutans, as examined in this study, has the highest detection rate in caries patients (Bhaumik et al, 2021;Ev et al, 2023).…”

“…The interactions in a biofilm, which can ultimately become cariogenic, are therefore the subject of current research and are difficult to simulate under in vitro conditions. The exact identification of the cariogenic microorganisms is also inconclusive, but Streptococcus mutans, as examined in this study, has the highest detection rate in caries patients (Bhaumik et al, 2021; Ev et al, 2023). An exemplary observation of a single species therefore does not represent the complexity or resilience of a biofilm, but can provide reliable findings before more complex or even in vivo tests.…”