Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children
Dental caries is now considered to be caused by acids produced by the overall dental plaque microbiota rather than by specific pathogens. This study focused on the relationship between dental caries experience and the variations in tongue microbiota, which is adjacent but separate from th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-04-01
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Series: | mSphere |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.01252-20 |