Muhammed Manzoor, Jaakko Leskelä, Milla Pietiäinen, Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Eija Könönen, Teemu Niiranen, Leo Lahti, Juha Sinisalo, Jukka Putaala, Pirkko J Pussinen, Susanna Paju
BACKGROUND: Gingivitis, i.e. inflammation of the gums, is often induced by dentalplaque. However, its exact link to the oral microbiota remains unclear. METHODS: In a case-control study involving 120 participants, comprising 60 cases and 60 controls (mean age (SD) 36.6 (7.6) years; 50% males), nested within a prospective multicentre cohort study, we examined theoral microbiome composition of gingivitis patients and their controlsusing shotgun metagenomic sequencing of saliva samples...
2024: Journal of Oral Microbiology