“…S . mutans mainly create water‐insoluble glucan that will form a semisolid solid polysaccharide to cover the bacteria cell (Koo et al, 2010; Mattos‐Graner et al, 2000); which corresponds to the result from SEM images, in which bacteria cells can be hardly seen (Figure 3a–d). The extracellular polysaccharide forms the gelatinous bulk structure of the biofilm and protects the bacteria from harmful environmental conditions (Bowen & Koo, 2011; Krzyściak, Jurczak, Kościelniak, Bystrowska, & Skalniak, 2014; Welin‐Neilands & Svensäter, 2007).…”