The oral cavity harbors a rich and diverse microflora, which is mostly found within biofilms
attached to the various soft-and hard-tissue surfaces. Recent studies using molecular …

The oral microbiota plays a primary role in the initiation and progression of the most
common forms of periodontal disease. Because of the multiplicity of factors that control the …

Maintenance of periodontal health or transition to a periodontal lesion reflects the
continuous and ongoing battle between the vast microbial ecology in the oral cavity and the …

The oral cavity has the second largest and diverse microbiota after the gut harboring over
700 species of bacteria. It nurtures numerous microorganisms which include bacteria, fungi …

Understanding the microbiology of dental caries is not a mere academic exercise; it provides
the basis for preventive, diagnostic, and treatment strategies and gives the dentist a …

Periodontitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the supporting tissues surrounding
teeth. The occurrence of periodontitis is associated with shifts in the structure of the …

Although smoking and diabetes have been established as the only two risk factors for
periodontitis, their individual and synergistic impacts on the periodontal microbiome are not …

Kebschull M, Papapanou PN. Periodontal microbial complexes associated with specific cell
and tissue responses. J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 17–27. doi: 10.1111/j. 1600 …

The “checkerboard” dna‐dna hybridization technology was used to study the epidemiology
of 18 microbial species associated with various states of periodontal health and disease, in …

Background Periodontitis is a polymicrobial biofilm-induced inflammatory disease that
affects 743 million people worldwide. The current model to explain periodontitis progression …