Fig. 3From: Candida prevalence and oral hygiene due to orthodontic therapy with conventional bracketsa The electron microscopy image of clear orthodontic ligatures: no microbial contamination. b, c, d Orthodontic ligatures topography after four weeks’ in the oral cavity. b Budding yeast cells. c Yeast cells in dense bacterial biofilm. d Bacterial biofilm, with rods rising straight from cocci layerBack to article page