The last decade has witnessed unparalleled advances in our understanding of the
complexity of the oral microbiome and the compositional changes that occur in subgingival …

Periodontal diseases are initiated by bacterial species living in polymicrobial biofilms at or
below the gingival margin and progress largely as a result of the inflammation elicited by …

Recent advances in our understanding of the microbial populations that colonize the human
mouth, their acquisition, interdependency, and coevolution with the host, bring a different …

Historically, periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis) has been recognized as being
primarily of bacterial origin. However, recent evidence indicates that while bacteria are …

This commentary provides background, historical context, and a critical assessment of the
concept that microbial dysbiosis drives the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. It is long …

This review discusses polymicrobial interactions with the host in both health and disease. As
our ability to identify specific bacterial clonal types, with respect to their abundance and …

Within the periodontium, the characteristic shift in microbial compositions that occurs during
the transition from health to disease has been well documented (132, 206). Concurrently, it …

States of oral health and disease reflect the compositional and functional capacities of, as
well as the interspecies interactions within, the oral microbiota. The oral cavity exists as a …

Background Historically, inflammatory periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis)
have been recognized as being primarily of bacterial origin. Bacteria are necessary for …

The subgingival crevice harbors diverse microbial communities. Shifts in the composition of
these communities occur with the development of gingivitis and periodontitis, which are …