Alteration of oral flora in betel quid chewers in Sri Lanka.

CONCLUSION: The results suggested that betel quid chewing significantly altered oral flora. Adequate oral health care may help prevent BQC from developing bacterial pathogen-related oral diseases.
PMID: 32611503 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - June 26, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Uehara O, Hiraki D, Kuramitsu Y, Matsuoka H, Takai R, Fujita M, Harada F, Paudel D, Takahashi S, Yoshida K, Muthumala M, Nagayasu H, Chiba I, Abiko Y Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research