Dental caries is a biofilm-related disease, widely perceived to be caused by oral ecological imbalance when cariogenic/aciduric bacteria obtain an ecological advantage. Compared with planktonic bacteria, dental plaques are difficult to remove under extracellular polymeric substance protection. In this study, the effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on a preformed cariogenic multi-species biofilm was evaluated, which was comprised of cariogenic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans), commensal bacteria (Streptococcus gordonii), and a pioneer colonizer (Actinomyces naeslundii). Our result revealed that treatment with 0.08 mg/mL CAPE reduced live S. mutans in the preformed multi-species biofilm while not significantly changing the quantification of live S. gordonii. CAPE significantly reduced the production of lactic acid, extracellular polysaccharide, and extracellular DNA and made the biofilm looser. Moreover, CAPE could promote the H2O2 production of S. gordonii and inhibit the expression of SMU.150 encoding mutacin to modulate the interaction among species in biofilms. Overall, our results suggested that CAPE could inhibit the cariogenic properties and change the microbial composition of the multi-species biofilms, indicating its application potential in dental caries prevention and management.

Department of Cariology and Endodontics West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University Chengdu China

Department of Endodontics College of Stomatology Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China

State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases National Clinical Research Centre for Oral Disease West China Hospital of Stomatology Sichuan University No 14 Section 3 of Renmin Road South Chengdu 610041 China

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