Open AccessA new horizon in the treatment of biofilm-associated tonsillitis
Author(s) -
Zafer Çiftçi,
Ömer Necati Develioğlu,
Serap Arbak,
Tunis Özdoğanoğlu,
Erdoğan Gültekin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
therapeutic advances in respiratory disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.022
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1753-4666
pISSN - 1753-4658
DOI - 10.1177/1753465814529177
Subject(s) - biofilm , tonsil , brush , medicine , chronic tonsillitis , microbiology and biotechnology , smear layer , tonsillitis , palatine tonsil , dentistry , tonsillectomy , pathology , materials science , bacteria , dentin , composite material , biology , genetics
To demonstrate the efficacy of tonsil brushing in patients with chronic tonsillitis to remove the microbial biofilm on the tonsil surface using an in vitro model.
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