Functional dysbiosis within dental plaque microbiota in cleft lip and palate patients

Abstract Background Dental caries is a polymicrobial disease and prevalent among cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients, although their oral hygiene is well maintained. Dysbiosis, the state of imbalance within the dental plaque microbiota, may cause caries prevalence among these patients. However, litt...

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Main Authors: Kenta Funahashi, Takahiko Shiba, Takayasu Watanabe, Keiko Muramoto, Yasuo Takeuchi, Takuya Ogawa, Yuichi Izumi, Tsutomu Sekizaki, Ichiro Nakagawa, Keiji Moriyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:Progress in Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40510-019-0265-1