Extracellular Polysaccharides Matrix — An Often Forgotten Virulence Factor in Oral Biofilm Research

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Oral diseases related to dental biofilms continue to afflict the majority of the world's population. Among them, dental caries continues to be the single most prevalent and costly oral infectious disease Dental caries results from the interaction of specific bacteria with constituents of the diet within a dental biofilm known as plaque Sucrose is considered to be the "arch criminal" from the dietary aspect...

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