Article
The effects of family, dentition, and dental caries on the salivary microbiome.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 May 2016
Foxman Betsy, Luo Ting, Srinivasan Usha, Ramadugu Kirtana, Wen Ai, Goldberg Deborah, Shedden Kerby, Crout Richard, McNeil Daniel W, Weyant Robert, Marazita Mary L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Family members share genes, environment, and microbial communities. If there is a strong effect of family on the salivary microbiota, controlling for family will enhance identification of microbial communities associated with cariogenesis. The present study was designed to assess the similarity of the salivary microbiome among families and the association between the salivary microbiome and dental decay...
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