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N-acyl-homoserine lactonase-nanosilver composite modulates the bacterial community of an in vitro enriched biofilm model of early childhood caries.

Frontiers in oral health · Nie C, Xia R, Ma L, Li S, Zhang J · 2026-10-02

Researchers tested a nanocomposite combining an enzyme and silver nanoparticles on biofilms grown from plaque of young children with early childhood caries, finding it reduced microbial diversity, altered bacterial composition, and weakened biofilm structure.

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