Removing Dental Plaque Biofilm: A Review of Dextranases |Biomedgrid

Various types of resident microorganisms are colonized in the human oral cavity, and they are mainly probiotics that are beneficial to the health of the host. These bacteria and foreign temporary bacteria mainly gather in the dental plaque biofilm on the tooth surface. Dextranase is a glycosidic bond hydrolase, which specifically hydrolyzes the α-1,6 glycosidic bond of dextran that is the mainly component of the biofilm and can be used to remove dental plaque biofilm. This article mainly reviews the removal of dental plaque biofilm by dextranase.