Introduction
EPS
DISEASE, PERIODONTAL DISEASES, PATHOLOGY
Biofilms are defined as bacterial communities composed of single or various bacterial species attached to each other on biotic/abiotic surfaces and encased in a self-secreted extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) (Despite the significant advances in the treatment of periodontal diseases, this pathology continues to increase, being the sixth-most common prevalent condition in the world. In fact, lack of adequate treatment and proper personal hygiene have been suggested as the potential causes of the aggravation of the disease (In the current manuscript, we used Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) to evaluate the 