Oral bacteria spreading through the body have been associated with a number of systemic
diseases. The gut is no exception. Studies in animals and man have indicated that oral …

More than 100 trillion symbiotic microorganisms constitutively colonize throughout the
human body, including the oral cavity, the skin, and the gastrointestinal tract. The oral cavity …

Periodontal diseases are initiated by bacteria that accumulate in a biofilm on the tooth
surface and affect the adjacent periodontal tissue. Systemic diseases such as diabetes …

Humans have coevolved with the trillions of resident microbes that populate every nook and
cranny of the body. At each site, the resident microbiota creates a unique ecosystem …

A homeostatic balance exists between the resident microbiota in the oral cavity and the host.
Perturbations of the oral microbiota under particular conditions can contribute to the growth …

Over the past two decades, the importance of the microbiota in health and disease has
become evident. Pathological changes to the oral bacterial microbiota, such as those …

The oral microbial community represents the best-characterized consortium associated with
the human host. There are strong correlations between the qualitative composition of the …

Recently, it has been suggested that the oral administration of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a
keystone pathogen for periodontal disease, induces dysbiosis of the mouse intestinal …

Associations between oral and systemic health are ancient. Oral opportunistic bacteria,
particularly, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, have recently been …

It is well known that bacteria are the primary cause of infectious diseases, however,
evidence is emerging that these organisms are also indirectly responsible for several …