Quantitative analysis of the effects of brushing, flossing, and mouthrinsing on supragingival and subgingival plaque microbiota: 12-week clinical trial

Abstract Background Translational microbiome research using next-generation DNA sequencing is challenging due to the semi-qualitative nature of relative abundance data. A novel method for quantitative analysis was applied in this 12-week clinical trial to understand the mechanical vs. chemotherapeut...

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Published in:BMC Oral Health
Main Authors: Kyungrok Min, Mary Lynn Bosma, Gabriella John, James A. McGuire, Alicia DelSasso, Jeffery Milleman, Kimberly R. Milleman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-024-04362-y