Faye Donald: Today, I'm going to show you how guided biofilm therapy, or GBT, works when we professionally clean a patient's mouth from start to finish. My job as a dental hygienist is to detect ...

While many surfaces can host biofilms — the plaque on your teeth is a biofilm — plastics appear to provide an especially strong bond that attracts the most prolific bacteria, according to the ...

Enamel, the hardest and most mineralized substance in the body, covers the outer layer of each tooth. It's the first defense ...

These bacteria live in a biofilm — known as plaque — that sticks to the teeth, especially between teeth and below the gums. It is crucial to brush and floss your teeth to remove this biofilm ...

Plaque, a sticky biofilm that coats your teeth, can damage your teeth and gums. It is common for people to think that plaque, which begins to form on teeth within hours after eating, and tartar ...

An international research team led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has achieved a breakthrough in the field of ...

Biology in the background These teeth scrape up food, typically algae in a biofilm and other microorganisms or plant tissues, off whatever surface the snail is traveling across. The shape of a snail’s ...