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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Main Authors: Daixi Zhang, Toru Takeshita, Michiko Furuta, Shinya Kageyama, Mikari Asakawa, Koki Nambu, Yoshihisa Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSphere
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.01252-20
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spelling doaj-fd8db82b1626402695ba435193d78d222021-09-21T20:34:55ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymSphere2379-50422021-04-016210.1128/mSphere.01252-20Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School ChildrenDaixi Zhang0Toru Takeshita1Michiko Furuta2Shinya Kageyama3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-9385Mikari Asakawa4Koki Nambu5Yoshihisa Yamashita6Section of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, JapanSection of Preventive and Public Health Dentistry, Division of Oral Health, Growth and Development, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 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 the dental plaque microbiota.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.01252-20
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Michiko Furuta
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Mikari Asakawa
Koki Nambu
Yoshihisa Yamashita
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Toru Takeshita
Michiko Furuta
Shinya Kageyama
Mikari Asakawa
Koki Nambu
Yoshihisa Yamashita
Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children
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title Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children
title_short Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children
title_full Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children
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description 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 the dental plaque microbiota.
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