Antimicrobial Effects of Gum Arabic-Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens

Figure 6

Exposure of GA-AgNPs_0.4g to S. mutans inhibits bacterial adhesion on the enamel surfaces. (a) Tooth enamel with S. mutans without treatment, (b) with GA-AgNPs_0.4g with S. mutans, (c) GA-AgNPs_0.4g without bacteria, (d) S. mutans and CHX D), (e) tooth enamel without bacteria and treatment.

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