New Strategy of Reducing Biofilm Forming Bacteria in Oral Cavity by Bismuth Nanoparticles

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Number of bacteria</td><td class="align_center"><i>S. salivarius</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>E. faecalis</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">8</td><td class="align_center">+</td><td class="align_center">−</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">15</td><td class="align_center">−</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">10</td><td class="align_center">+</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">7</td><td class="align_center">−</td><td class="align_center">−</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">40</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Presence of <i>E. faecalis</i> and <i>S. salivarius</i> in samples collected from patients.</div>

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Table 1: New Strategy of Reducing Biofilm Forming Bacteria in Oral Cavity by Bismuth Nanoparticles 