Publications by authors named "Ermelinda Matsuura"
In vitro effect of Paullinia cupana (guaraná) on hydrophobicity, biofilm formation, and adhesion of Candida albicans' to polystyrene, composites, and buccal epithelial cells.
Ermelinda Matsuura Janine Silva Ribeiro Godoy Patrícia de Souza Bonfim-Mendonça João Carlos Palazzo de Mello Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski
Arch Oral Biol
March 2015
Objective: In vitro evaluation of the effect of guaraná (GUAR) on cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH), on biofilm formation, and on adhesion of C. albicans to polystyrene, to composite resins, and to buccal epithelial cells (BEC).
Materials And Methods: Lyophilised aqueous extract of GUAR was tested on C.