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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Targeting Oral Biofilms: Comparative In Vitro Evaluation of Commercial Dental Antiseptics Against Clinical and Reference Microbial Strains.

Vanessa Bolchis, Delia Abrudan-Luca, Ramona Dumitrescu, Atena Galuscan, Marioara Nicoleta Caraba, Ion Valeriu Caraba, Roxana Popescu, Mihaela Adina Dumitrache, Gabriela Ciavoi, Daniela Jumanca

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Vanessa BolchisTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0000-1686-0150
Delia Abrudan-LucaTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0001-7604-7708
Ramona DumitrescuTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6548-9607
Atena GaluscanTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Marioara Nicoleta CarabaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Ion Valeriu CarabaANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Roxana PopescuANAPATMOL Research Center, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9387-1141
Mihaela Adina DumitracheOral Health and Community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 17-21 Calea Plevnei Street, Sector 1, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.
Gabriela CiavoiDepartment of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1417-5963
Daniela JumancaTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2705-5020

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral biofilms are complex polymicrobial communities involved in the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Chemical antiseptics are commonly used as adjuncts to mechanical plaque control; however, their antimicrobial efficacy varies depending on composition and mechanism of action. The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of four commercially available dental products (Corsodyl, Ozosan, HybenX, and Elugel) against a broad spectrum of oral microorganisms. This in vitro study included Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains, comprising both reference strains and clinical isolates, as well as

Indexed as

Anti-Infective Agents, LocalBiofilmsCandida albicansGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Infective Agents, Localantibacterial agentschlorhexidinedental antisepticsdental plaqueozone

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PMID42074093
PMCPMC13116567

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