Distinctions and associations between the microbiota of saliva and supragingival plaque of permanent and deciduous teeth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Using salivary microbiota as an accurate proxy for monitoring supragingival microbiota remains controversial because their relationship remains unclear. The eruption of permanent teeth and the exfoliation of primary teeth in mixed dentition greatly alter microbial habitats, which may cause compositional shifts of oral microbiota from childhood to adults.

Objective

This study's purpose was to assess whether saliva represents a suitable sample for monitoring supragingival microbiota in healthy people, and to explore how the replacement process of deciduous teeth with permanent teeth in mixed dentition influences microbiota within the oral cavity.

Design

Samples of saliva and of supragingival plaque from permanent and deciduous teeth were collected separately

SUBMITTER: Shi W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6034885 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature