title: Can the ecology of the dental biofilm be beneficially altered?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Foundation Trust, King's College London, Dental Institute, Guys Tower, SE1 9RT London, England. david.beighton@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beighton
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000378:metabolism; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000382:microbiology*; D004035:Diet Therapy; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053038:Quorum Sensing / Q000187:drug effects; D012463:Saliva / Q000502:physiology; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; C423628:competence factor, Streptococcus; D000117:Acetylglucosamine