PHENOLIC COMPOUND-DERIVED NATURAL ANTIMICROBIALS ARE LESS EFFECTIVE IN DENTAL BIOFILM CONTROL COMPARED TO CHLORHEXIDINE.

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ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Efficacy of natural antimicrobials derived from phenolic compounds in the control of biofilm in children and adolescents compared to synthetic antimicrobials A systematic review and meta-analysis. Martins ML, Ribeiro-Lages MB, Masterson D, Magno MB, Cavalcanti YW, Maia LC, Fonseca-Gonçalves A. Arch Oral Biol 2020;118104844. SOURCE OF FUNDING: Government. This study was financially supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Brazil (CAPES) through the grant number 001. TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of data.