Devices for In situ Development of Non-disturbed Oral Biofilm. A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this review was to assess the types of devices used for in situ development of oral biofilm analyzed microbiologically.

Materials and methods

A systematic search of the literature was conducted to identify all in situ studies of oral biofilm which used an oral device; the Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE databases complemented with manual search were used. Specific devices used to microbiologically analyze oral biofilm in adults were included. After reading of the selected full texts, devices were identified and classified according to the oral cavity zone and manufacturing material. The "ideal" characteristics were analyzed in every group.

Results

The search provided 787 abstracts, of which 111 papers were included. The devices used in these studies were

SUBMITTER: Prada-Lopez I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949230 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature