Oral Bacteria: Friends and Foes?

Jinzhi He^{1

2}, Lei Cheng^{1

2}, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli³, Dongmei Deng⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
² Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
³ Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Araraquara 14801-903, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Editorial

Jinzhi He et al. Pathogens. 2023.

. 2023 Nov 6;12(11):1319.

doi: 10.3390/pathogens12111319.

Jinzhi He^{1

2}, Lei Cheng^{1

2}, Alessandra Nara de Souza Rastelli³, Dongmei Deng⁴

¹ State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
² Department of Cariology and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
³ Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Araraquara 14801-903, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 LA Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The oral cavity is an ideal niche for microbial prosperity due to its stable temperature, suitable pH, and continuous nutrient supply [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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