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Erythritol/chlorhexidine combination reduces microbial biofilm and prevents its formation on titanium surfaces in vitro.

Lorenzo DragoMonica BortolinSilvio TaschieriElena De VecchiSerse AgrappiMassimo Del FabbroLuca FrancettiRoberto Mattina
Published in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2017)
Erythritol/chlorhexidine displayed significant antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against microorganisms isolated from peri-implantitis lesions. Due to its properties, it might represent a promising approach for the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases associated to microbial biofilm infections.
Keyphrases
  • staphylococcus aureus
  • biofilm formation
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • microbial community
  • candida albicans
  • escherichia coli
  • smoking cessation