IADR Abstract Archives
Keynote Address: Responsive Materials-Based Strategies to Combat Cariogenic Biofilms and Their Mechanisms of Action
Abstract Body: Dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease caused by bacteria that colonize the tooth surfaces: however, unlike most other infectious diseases, caries formation is driven by bacterial dysbiosis and changes to the oral environment. In this talk, we will examine dynamic materials science-based strategies that can achieve the targeted disruption, suppression, and/or elimination of cariogenic oral biofilms as a means to restore symbiosis.