Over 300 bacterial species are recognized as being present in the human oral cavity (116).
New species are described as more clinical samples are examined and improved …

Dysbiotic oral bacterial communities have a critical role in the etiology and progression of
periodontal diseases. The goal of this study was to investigate the extent to which smoking …

Periodontitis is a common inflammatory disease that leads to tooth loss and has been linked
to cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. The periodontal microbiome is highly …

The article focuses on the immense bacterial population in the oral cavity and the
pathogenic potential of all of the bacteria that colonize the oral cavity. Over 700 species …

Oral microbes represent one of the most well studied microbial communities owing to the
fact that they are a fundamental part of human development influencing health and disease …

Objective In the era of personalized medicine, it is imperative that oral health is integrated
into this concept. The oral cavity fosters a highly individualized microbiome that has evolved …

The microbiome and the human body constitute an integrated superorganism, which is the
result of millions of years of coevolution with mutual adaptation and functional integration …

Periodontal diseases are infections. They have a number of properties in common with
infections in other parts of the body, but have unique features resulting from the passage of …

Human oral cavity harbors the second most abundant microbiota after the gastrointestinal
tract. The expanded Human Oral Microbiome Database (eHOMD) that was last updated on …

THERE IS ABUNDANT evidence to implicate microorgaн nisms as the primary etiologic
agents of various forms of periodontal disease (for reviews see 1-6). Particularly convincing …