mBio (Apr 2021)

Longitudinal Multi-omics and Microbiome Meta-analysis Identify an Asymptomatic Gingival State That Links Gingivitis, Periodontitis, and Aging

  • Shi Huang,
  • Tao He,
  • Feng Yue,
  • Xiujun Xu,
  • Lijiang Wang,
  • Pengfei Zhu,
  • Fei Teng,
  • Zheng Sun,
  • Xiaohui Liu,
  • Gongchao Jing,
  • Xiaoquan Su,
  • Lijian Jin,
  • Jiquan Liu,
  • Jian Xu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03281-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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A significant portion of world population still fails to brush teeth daily. As a result, the majority of the global adult population is afflicted with chronic gingivitis, and if it is left untreated, some of them will eventually suffer from periodontitis.