The oral microbiota: community composition, influencing factors, pathogenesis, and interventions

X Li, Y Liu, X Yang, C Li, Z Song - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human oral cavity provides a habitat for oral microbial communities. The complexity of
its anatomical structure, its connectivity to the outside, and its moist environment contribute …

The salivary microbiota in health and disease

D Belstrøm - Journal of oral microbiology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The salivary microbiota (SM), comprising bacteria shed from oral surfaces, has been shown
to be individualized, temporally stable and influenced by diet and lifestyle. SM reflects local …

Evaluation of children caries risk factors: A narrative review of nutritional aspects, oral hygiene habits, and bacterial alterations

A Butera, C Maiorani, A Morandini, M Simonini… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dental caries is one of the most common diseases—both in adults and children—that occurs
due to the demineralization of enamel and dentine by the organic acids formed from bacteria …

Oral microbiome and dental caries development

JS Zhang, CH Chu, OY Yu - Dentistry journal, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dental caries remains the most prevalent oral disease worldwide. The development of
dental caries is highly associated with the microbiota in the oral cavity. Microbiological …

Prevotella species as oral residents and infectious agents with potential impact on systemic conditions

E Könönen, D Fteita, UK Gursoy… - Journal of Oral …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Oral Prevotella are known as anaerobic commensals on oral mucosae and in dental
plaques from early life onwards, including pigmented P. melaninogenica, P. nigrescens, and …

The burden of early childhood caries in Canadian children and associated risk factors

A Pierce, S Singh, JH Lee, C Grant… - Frontiers in public …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Early childhood caries (ECC) is any caries in the primary dentition occurring in
children under the age of six. ECC is common in many population groups in Canada …

Addition of cariogenic pathogens to complex oral microflora drives significant changes in biofilm compositions and functionalities

Y Liu, SG Daniel, HE Kim, H Koo, J Korostoff, F Teles… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Dental caries is a microbe and sugar-mediated biofilm-dependent oral disease.
Of particular significance, a virulent type of dental caries, known as severe early childhood …

Effects of chlorhexidine mouthwash on the oral microbiome

ZLS Brookes, LA Belfield, A Ashworth… - Journal of dentistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction/Objectives Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a commonly used mouthwash with
potent anti-microbial effects useful for the management of oral disease. However, we are …

Deep metagenomics examines the oral microbiome during dental caries, revealing novel taxa and co-occurrences with host molecules

JL Baker, JT Morton, M Dinis, R Alvarez… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Dental caries, the most common chronic infectious disease worldwide, has a complex
etiology involving the interplay of microbial and host factors that are not completely …

Association of Candida albicans and Cbp+Streptococcus mutans with early childhood caries recurrence

BA Garcia, NC Acosta, SL Tomar, LFW Roesch… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Early childhood caries (ECC) recurrence occurs in approximately 40% of treated cases
within one year. The association of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans with the …