title: Dental biofilms: difficult therapeutic targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Sigmund S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Socransky
authors.forename: Anne D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Haffajee
mesh_terms: D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017266:Dental Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016966:Porphyromonas gingivalis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000635:transmission; D013357:Subgingival Curettage
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents