Antibacterial and Antiadhesion Effects of Psidium guajava Fractions on a Multispecies Biofilm Associated with Periodontitis

• Main Authors: Pablo Alejandro Millones Gómez (Author), Margarita Fe Requena Mendizábal (Author), Roger Damaso Calla Poma (Author), Tania Valentina Rosales Cifuentes (Author), Federico Martin Malpartida Quispe (Author), Dora Jesús Maurtua Torres (Author), Reyma Evelyn Bacilio Amaranto (Author), Carlos Alberto Minchón Medina (Author), Lusin Antonio Ponce Contreras (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the antibacterial activity of Psidium guajava fractions and their effects on adhesion of a multispecies biofilm consisting of Streptococcus gordonii, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Porphyromonas gingivalis in vitro. Material and Methods: Guava leaves were obtained from the mountai...