Association between Helicobacter pylori infection and dental pulp reservoirs in Japanese adults

Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonize the stomach and are considered an etiological agent of gastric cancer. The oral cavity is a transmission route to the stomach, but the exact site of colonization has not yet been explicated. Our study investigated the association between H...

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Main Authors: Komei Iwai, Isao Watanabe, Toshiro Yamamoto, Nagato Kuriyama, Daisuke Matsui, Ryota Nomura, Yuko Ogaya, Fumishige Oseko, Keiji Adachi, Shigeta Takizawa, Etsuko Ozaki, Teruhide Koyama, Kazuhiko Nakano, Narisato Kanamura, Ritei Uehara, Yoshiyuki Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0967-2