Hussein Jameel Abd Noor
Department of periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research
Potential Effect of Gold Nanoparticles against Streptococcus mitis (Primary Periodontal Colonizer)
Author(s): Hussein Jameel Abd Noor* and Basima GH Ali
Background: Periodontal diseases are an infection caused by many factors include different bacterial pattern. Biofilm is the main reason for periodontal disease that consists of many microorganisms. Streptococci of Mitis group such as Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis, are early colonizers within development of dental biofilms, which is the cause of periodontal disease. The periodontal diseases treatment focuses primarily on the reduction of the microorganism count thus antimicrobials agents has been used as an adjunct to conventional therapy. Multi-drug resistance within the treatment of infectious diseases is a growing problem and also the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has created antibiotic resistance for several human microorganisms. Recently, nanoparticles have significant attention for medical applications because of their antimicrobial ef.. Read More»