Has the use of molecular methods for the characterization of the human oral microbiome changed our understanding of the role of bacteria in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease?

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Wade WG. Has the use of molecular methods for the characterization of the human oral microbiome changed our understanding of the role of bacteria in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease?J Clin Periodontol 2011; 38 (Suppl. 11): 7–16. doi: 10.1111/j.1600‐051X.2010.01679.x Abstract Background: Only around half of oral bacteria can be grown in the laboratory using conventional culture methods. Molecular methods...

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