The Oral Microbiota and Oral Health
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 3923
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A healthy oral microbiome is an important factor that affects not only the oral cavity but also the whole body. Due to the disruption of the oral microbiota, caries and periodontal disease progress in the oral cavity. An important issue in maintaining oral health is maintaining a healthy oral microbiological flora through oral care. Various factors are involved, including lifestyle habits, oral hygiene, systemic diseases, saliva secretion, and immunity. It is important to maintain commensal microbiota through control of oral biofilm formation. Therefore, research into control agents for oral biofilm should be made a priority. The beneficial effects of the microbiome, the importance of the balance between bacteria, the role of oral bacteria and host immune factors, and the establishment of preventive and therapeutic methods to maintain the balance of the oral microbiome provide the key framework for this special issue.
Prof. Dr. Hidenobu Senpuku
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- oral biofilm
- oral microbiota
- dental caries
- periodontal diseases
- oral cavity
- lifestyle habit
- Streptococcus mutans
- Streptococcus mitis
- Porphylomonas gingivalis
- saliva
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