This study explores the impact of psychological factors on the comorbidity of dental caries and obesity in adolescents through the oral-gut-brain axis. An epidemiological survey was conducted on 1,024 students from Beizhen No. 1 Junior High School, with 90 adolescents aged 12–15 included in biosa...
Metabolites are important determinants of disease progression. In this study, we conducted a case-control study to explore permanent teeth caries-related differences in salivary metabolite profiles and related changes in the composition of the oral microbiota in 200 subjects including 100 caries-...
Cariogenic microorganisms as well as salivary metabolic status in early childhood caries (ECC) have been reported to differ from that in adult caries. The main aim of this study was to identify specific microbial species and salivary metabolites in children with ECC using species-specific qPCR an...
This study provides an opportunity to investigate the genetics of both dental caries and orofacial clefts (OFCs) in one set of families ascertained in Guatemala. This study is part of the Gene Environment Association Studies initiative (GENEVA,
Dental caries (also known as tooth decay) remains the most common chronic disease of childhood, five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than environmental allergies, with more than 40% of children exhibiting caries when they enter kindergarten. In 2005, it was estimated tha...