Dental hypofunction alters subgingival microorganisms: a pilot study.

CONCLUSIONS: Within the limits of this study, the authors found that the levels of four significant bacterial strains were decreased in both hypofunctional healthy and hypofunctional periodontitis groups compared to normofunctional equivalents. Though not evaluated in this study, this situation could be due to periodontal ligament atrophy and related physiological alterations. PMID: 31357852 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Minerva Stomatologica - Category: Dentistry Tags: Minerva Stomatol Source Type: research