Evaluating the ecological hypothesis: early life salivary microbiome assembly predicts dental caries...
Evaluating the ecological hypothesis: early life salivary microbiome assembly predicts dental caries in a longitudinal case-control study
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England: BioMed Central
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Early childhood caries (ECC)-dental caries (cavities) occurring in primary teeth up to age 6 years-is a prevalent childhood oral disease with a microbial etiology. Streptococcus mutans was previously considered a primary cause, but recent research promotes the ecologic hypothesis, in which a dysbiosis in the oral microbial community leads to caries...
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Evaluating the ecological hypothesis: early life salivary microbiome assembly predicts dental caries in a longitudinal case-control study
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d6e2ae20f4cf43dfafce4805f2d4f828
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d6e2ae20f4cf43dfafce4805f2d4f828
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2049-2618
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2049-2618
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10.1186/s40168-022-01442-5
