Oral bacteria in multi-species biofilms
Oral bacteria in multi-species biofilms can be killed by red light in the presence of toluidine blue
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John F. O'Neill; Christopher K. Hope; Michael Wilson
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background and objectives: Oral bacteria can be killed by light in the presence of a suitable photosensitizer, and this could be used in the treatment of oral infections. in these diseases, however, bacteria are present as biofilms, which are refractive to antimicrobial agents. the purpose of th