The Dental Plaque Microbiome in Health and Disease

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 3; p. e58487
• Main Authors: Peterson, Scott N., Snesrud, Erik, Liu, Jia, Ong, Ana C., Kilian, Mogens, Schork, Nicholas J., Bretz, Walter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 08.03.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abundance; Actinomyces; Biodiversity; Bioinformatics; Biology; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic diseases; Chronic illnesses; Dental caries; Dental Caries - genetics; Dental Caries - microbiology; Dental health; Dental plaque; Dental Plaque - genetics; Dental Plaque - microbiology; Depth profiling; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Female; Genomes; Health; Health care; Heterogeneity; Humans; Immunology; Lactobacillus; Male; Medical research; Medicine; Metagenome - genetics; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Neisseria; Population structure; Propionibacterium; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Signatures; Streptococcus; Streptococcus infections; Streptococcus mitis; Streptococcus mutans; Studies; New York; United States > US; Maryland

Dental decay is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. A variety of factors, including microbial, genetic, immunological, behavioral and environmental, interact to contribute to dental caries onset and development. Previous studies focused on the microbial basis for dental caries have...