Influence of substratum position and acquired pellicle on Candida albicans biofilm

• Main Authors: Indira Moraes Gomes Cavalcanti (Author), Wander Jose da Silva (Author), Silvia Carneiro de Lucena (Author), Camila Cordeiro Pousa (Author), Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the substratum position and the saliva acquired pellicle (AP) on Candida albicans biofilm development. Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) disks were fabricated and randomly allocated to experimental groups: HNP (disks placed in a horizontal pos...