Pudilan Keyanning mouthwash inhibits dextran-dependent aggregation and biofilm organization of Streptococcus mutans.

Aims: This research aimed to investigate the inhibitory effects of Pudilan mouthwash (PDL) on Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) biofilms and identify its chemical components.

Methods And Results: The impacts of 100% concentrated PDL on S.

A Chinese herb preparation, honokiol, inhibits Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the antibiofilm and anticariogenic effects of honokiol, a traditional Chinese medicine, on the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans).

Design: The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of honokiol on S.

Enterococcus faecalis rnc gene modulates its susceptibility to disinfection agents: a novel approach against biofilm.

Background: Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) plays an important role in the failure of root canal treatment and refractory periapical periodontitis. As an important virulence factor of E.

The vicK gene of Streptococcus mutans mediates its cariogenicity via exopolysaccharides metabolism.

Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is generally regarded as a major contributor to dental caries because of its ability to synthesize extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) that aid in the formation of plaque biofilm. The VicRKX system of S.