Use of an oxygen planar optode to assess the effect of high velocity microsprays on oxygen penetration in a human dental biofilms in-vitro

• Main Authors: Yalda Khosravi (Author), Raja Durga Prasad Kandukuri (Author), Sara Palmer (Author), Erin S. Gloag (Author), Sergey M. Borisov (Author), E. Michelle Starke (Author), Marilyn T. Ward (Author), Purnima Kumar (Author), Dirk de Beer (Author), Arjun Chennu (Author), Paul Stoodley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Dental plaque biofilms are the causative agents of caries, gingivitis and periodontitis. Both mechanical and chemical strategies are used in routine oral hygiene strategies to reduce plaque build-up. If allowed to mature biofilms can create anoxic microenvironments leading to com...