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Obesity Drives an Oral Microbiota Signature of Female Patients with Periodontitis: A Pilot Study
21 Apr 2021
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyze the link between oral microbiota and obesity in humans. We conducted a pilot study including 19 subjects with periodontitis divided into two groups: normo-weighted subjects (NWS) with a body mass index (BMI) between 20 and 25 (n = 9) and obese subjects (OS) with a BMI > 30 (n = 10). Obesity was associated with a poor oral health status characterized by an increased number of...
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