What is the role of biofilms in severe head and neck infections? Academic Article

abstract

• Most infections of the head and neck and virtually all of those encountered in the practice of dentistry are caused by bacteria that are organized into biofilms. A biofilm is a complex, usually multispecies, highly communicative community of bacteria that is surrounded by a polymeric matrix. Treatment of these types of infections with traditional antibiotics alone is ineffective, and surgical removal of diseased tissue is still necessary.

authors

• Triplett, Robert

published proceedings

• Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am

author list (cited authors)

• Ray, J. M., & Triplett, R. G.

citation count

• 12

complete list of authors

• Ray, J Michael||Triplett, R Gilbert

publication date

• January 2011

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America  Journal

keywords

• Bacterial Adhesion
• Bacterial Infections
• Biofilms
• Bisphosphonate-associated Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial
• Humans
• Jaw Diseases
• Microbial Consortia
• Osteomyelitis
• Periodontal Diseases
• Tooth Diseases

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.coms.2011.07.002

start page

• 497-505. v

end page

• +

volume

• 23

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coms.2011.07.002