Periodontitis, a microbiome‐driven inflammatory disease of the tooth‐attachment apparatus,
is epidemiologically linked with other disorders, including cardio‐metabolic, cognitive …

Recent evidence suggests that some human cancers may harbor low-biomass microbial
ecosystems, spanning bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Bacteria, the most-studied kingdom in …

A complex balanced equilibrium of the bacterial ecosystems exists in the oral cavity that can
be altered by tobacco smoking, psychological stressors, bad dietary habit, and chronic …

It has long been considered that the oral microbiome is tightly connected to oral health and
that dysbiotic changes can be detrimental to the occurrence and progression of dysplastic …

Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process comprising cellular and molecular
events which result in cells shifting from an epithelial to a mesenchymal phenotype …

Despite decades of research, cancer continues to be a major global health concern. The
human mouth appears to be a multiplicity of local environments communicating with other …

Microbial species colonizing host ecosystems in health or disease rarely do so alone.
Organisms conglomerate into dynamic heterotypic communities or biofilms in which …

Importance The oral microbiota may be involved in development of head and neck
squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), yet current evidence is largely limited to bacterial 16S …

Antibiotic resistance patterns of the major human periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas
gingivalis were assessed over a 20-year period in the United States. Subgingival P …

Cancer remains a significant global challenge, with an estimated 47% increase in cancer
patients from 2020 to 2040. Increasing research has identified microorganism as a risk factor …