Tongue Microbiota and Oral Health Status in Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults

Tongue Microbiota and Oral Health Status in Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults

Aspiration of oral contents can lead to pneumonia, which is a major cause of death among elderly adults susceptible to swallowing impairments. Tongue microbiota are a dominant source of oral microbial populations that are ingested with saliva. This large-scale population-based study revealed variati...

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Main Authors: Mikari Asakawa, Toru Takeshita, Michiko Furuta, Shinya Kageyama, Kenji Takeuchi, Jun Hata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Yoshihisa Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-08-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
community-dwelling
dental
elderly
microbiota
oral
tongue
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00332-18

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00332-18

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