Salivary Microbiome and Cigarette Smoking: A First of Its Kind Investigation in Jordan

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 256
• Main Authors: Al-Zyoud, Walid, Hajjo, Rima, Abu-Siniyeh, Ahmed, Hajjaj, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.12.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Automation; Bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Cigarette Smoking; Data visualization; Free radicals; Human subjects; Humans; Jordan; Male; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Oral cancer; Pathogens; Polymerase chain reaction; Proprietary; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Saliva - microbiology; Smoking; Taxonomy; Tobacco; Jordan; Canada; United States > US; microbiota; saliva; 16S rRNA; next-generation sequencing; bioinformatics; smoking; operational taxonomic unit (OTU); Jordan; microbiome

There is accumulating evidence in the biomedical literature suggesting the role of smoking in increasing the risk of oral diseases including some oral cancers. Smoking alters microbial attributes of the oral cavity by decreasing the commensal microbial population and increasing the pathogenic microb...