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Influence of contemporary resin-based restorative materials on the microbial composition of in vitro biofilm microcosms.

American journal of dentistry · Nandwani S, da Silva Pedrosa M, Phillips C, Vasconcellos A, de Aguiar Ribeiro A · 2026-10-01

Different resin-based restorative materials produced varying effects on bacterial accumulation in laboratory biofilms under sugar challenge conditions, with some materials like FIT-SA and SDR Flow+ harbouring higher bacterial loads than others like Fuji Ionomer.

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