Over the past two decades, the importance of the microbiota in health and disease has
become evident. Pathological changes to the oral bacterial microbiota, such as those …

Humans have coevolved with the trillions of resident microbes that populate every nook and
cranny of the body. At each site, the resident microbiota creates a unique ecosystem …

More than 100 trillion symbiotic microorganisms constitutively colonize throughout the
human body, including the oral cavity, the skin, and the gastrointestinal tract. The oral cavity …

One of the prospective sequelae of periodontal disease (PD), chronic inflammation of the
oral mucosa, is the development of inflammatory gastrointestinal (GI) disorders due to the …

Oral bacteria spreading through the body have been associated with a number of systemic
diseases. The gut is no exception. Studies in animals and man have indicated that oral …

It is widely recognized that microbial disorders are involved in the pathogenesis of many
malignant tumors. The oral and intestinal tract are two of the overriding microbial habitats in …

Periodontal disease and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are both chronic inflammatory
diseases. Their pathogenesis is mediated by a complex interplay between a dysbiotic …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic intestinal inflammatory disorders with
a prolonged duration characterized by recurrent relapse and remission. The exact etiology …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes a spectrum of diseases from ulcerative colitis
(UC) to Crohn's disease (CD). Many studies have addressed the changes in the microbiota …

A homeostatic balance exists between the resident microbiota in the oral cavity and the host.
Perturbations of the oral microbiota under particular conditions can contribute to the growth …