Background The oral microbiome is diverse and exists as multispecies microbial
communities on oral surfaces in structurally and functionally organized biofilms. Aim To …

Microorganisms coexist in a complex milieu of bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses on or
within the human body, often as multifaceted polymicrobial biofilm communities at mucosal …

Dental caries in very young children may be severe, result in serious infection, and require
general anesthesia for treatment. Dental caries results from a shift within the biofilm …

The oral microbiome can alter the balance between health and disease, locally and
systemically. Within the oral cavity, bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, and viruses may all be …

The International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS™) is a
comprehensive set of clinical protocols that address all diagnostic, preventive and …

Background Bacterial infections have been linked to malignancies due to their ability to
induce chronic inflammation. We investigated the association of oral bacteria in oral …

While reductionism has greatly advanced microbiology in the past 400 years, assembly of
smaller pieces just could not explain the whole! Modern microbiologists are learning “system …

We aimed to determine the bacterial diversity of different oral micro-niches and to assess
whether saliva and plaque samples are representative of oral microbial composition. We …

Previous studies have confirmed the association of the acid producers Streptococcus
mutans and Lactobacillus spp. with childhood caries, but they also suggested these …

Dental caries results from an imbalance of the metabolic activity in the dental biofilm. The
microbial communities of teeth have traditionally been studied by standard cultural …