ArticleBMC oral health2006
Biomaterials approaches to combating oral biofilms and dental disease.
Article in BMC oral health, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
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Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Lactic Acid Bacteria-Derived Antimicrobial and Anti-Biofilm Strategies: Mechanisms, Functional Molecules, and Emerging Biomaterial Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- [Replacement of infected knee and hip endoprostheses].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2010Review
- Medical biofilms.Biotechnology and bioengineering · 2008Review
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2 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundPossibilities for biomaterials to impact the dental caries epidemic are reviewed with emphasis placed on novel delivery biomaterials and new therapeutic targets.
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