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- Title
Mouthguards: does the indigenous microbiome play a role in maintaining oral health?
- Authors
Kumar, Purnima S.; Mason, Matthew R.
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study which investigates the strength of the evidence that support the role for the oral microbiome in maintaining oral health. It states that microbiome plays an active role in developing the host innate immunity and priming adaptive immune response. The study mentions the importance of focusing on the health benefits provided by microbiome and expand the effort in cataloging and characterizing microbiome community and host determinants.
- Subjects
HUMAN microbiota; ORAL hygiene; IMMUNE response; IMMUNITY; EPITOPES
- Publication
Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2015, p1
- ISSN
2235-2988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fcimb.2015.00035