Bacteriophages in Dentistry—State of the Art and Perspectives

Bacteriophages, viruses capable of killing bacteria, were discovered in 1915, but the interest in their study has been limited since the advent of antibiotics. Their use in dentistry is still very limited. The authors reviewed studies about bacteriophage structure, mode of action, uses in oral healt...

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Autores principales: Steier, Liviu, de Oliveira, Silvia Dias, de Figueiredo, José Antonio Poli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30634460
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj7010006
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description Bacteriophages, viruses capable of killing bacteria, were discovered in 1915, but the interest in their study has been limited since the advent of antibiotics. Their use in dentistry is still very limited. The authors reviewed studies about bacteriophage structure, mode of action, uses in oral health, and possible future uses in dentistry associated with their possible action over biofilm, as well as the advantages and limitations of phage therapy.
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spelling pubmed-64738372019-04-30 Bacteriophages in Dentistry—State of the Art and Perspectives Steier, Liviu de Oliveira, Silvia Dias de Figueiredo, José Antonio Poli Dent J (Basel) Review Bacteriophages, viruses capable of killing bacteria, were discovered in 1915, but the interest in their study has been limited since the advent of antibiotics. Their use in dentistry is still very limited. The authors reviewed studies about bacteriophage structure, mode of action, uses in oral health, and possible future uses in dentistry associated with their possible action over biofilm, as well as the advantages and limitations of phage therapy. MDPI 2019-01-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6473837/ /pubmed/30634460 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj7010006 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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