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International Journal of Oral Health Sciences and Advances
Year : 2014, Volume : 2, Issue : 4
First page : ( 27) Last page : ( 32)
Print ISSN : 2320-1576. Online ISSN : 2320-2483.

Properties of biofilms and microbial communities – A review

Dr. Solanki Neeraj

Reader and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Krishna Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, U.P.

Online published on 16 December, 2014.

Abstract

A biofilm consists of an accumulation of bacteria and their extracellular products on a surface and the plaques that form on tooth surfaces Biofilms (dental plaques), are notoriously resistant to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. Biofilms are usually highly structured with channels traversing the depth of the biofilm, creating primitive circulatory systems.

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Keywords

Biofilms, Spirochaetes, Microcolonies.

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