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Atividade antimicrobiana, antiaderente e antifúngica in vitro de plantas medicinais brasileiras sobre microrganismos do biofilme dental e cepas do gênero CandidaDOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000200028 Keywords: oral biofilm, medicinal plants, streptococcus, lactobacillus, candida. Abstract: the antimicrobial, antifungal and antiadherent activity of aroeira-do-sert?o, mallow and guava tree on oral biofilm microorganisms and oral candidiasis was evaluated in vitro. the extracts were shown to be effective in inhibiting the growth of bacteria of the oral biofilm and fungi of oral candidiasis, thus suggesting that these extracts can be used as alternative means of dental therapy.
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