title: Introduction to microbial aspects of periodontal biofilm communities, development and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, The Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Anne D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Haffajee
authors.forename: Sigmund S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Socransky
mesh_terms: D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity; D018441:Biofilms; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000382:microbiology*