Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children | Zendy

Daixi Zhang | Zendy; Toru Takeshita | Zendy; Michiko Furuta | Zendy; Shinya Kageyama | Zendy; Mikari Asakawa | Zendy; Koki Nambu | Zendy; Yoshihisa Yamashita | Zendy

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Tongue Microbiota Composition and Dental Caries Experience in Primary School Children

Author(s) -

Daixi Zhang,

Toru Takeshita,

Michiko Furuta,

Shinya Kageyama,

Mikari Asakawa,

Koki Nambu,

Yoshihisa Yamashita

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

msphere

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2379-5042

DOI - 10.1128/msphere.01252-20

Subject(s) - dentistry , tongue , dental plaque , medicine , fusobacteria , streptococcus oralis , biology , streptococcus mutans , 16s ribosomal rna , bacteria , pathology , genetics , bacteroidetes

Dental caries is now considered to be caused by acids produced by the overall dental plaque microbiota rather than by specific pathogens. This study focused on the relationship between dental caries experience and the variations in tongue microbiota, which is adjacent but separate from the dental plaque microbiota.

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