Caries-associated oral microbiome in head and neck cancer radiation patients: a longitudinal study

Caries-associated oral microbiome in head and neck cancer radiation patients: a longitudinal study

Head and neck cancer (HNC) therapy often leads to caries development. Our goal was to characterize the oral microbiome of HNC patients who underwent radiation therapy (RT) at baseline (T0), and 6 (T6) and 18 (T18) months post-RT, and to determine if there was a relationship with increased caries. HO...

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Main Authors: Jean-Luc C. Mougeot, Craig B. Stevens, Kathryn G. Almon, Bruce J. Paster, Rajesh V. Lalla, Michael T. Brennan, Farah Bahrani Mougeot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
radiation therapy
caries
microbiome
16s rrna
next generation sequencing
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2019.1586421

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2019.1586421

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