Oral Bacterial Infections
| Autor: | Camille-Ann Thoms-Rodriguez, AM Nicholson, Glendee Reynolds-Campbell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Tenericutes biology Firmicutes business.industry medicine.drug_class 030106 microbiology Antibiotics Biofilm Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes 030206 dentistry biology.organism_classification Microbiology stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Oral microbiology Medicine business General Dentistry Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Dental Clinics of North America. 61:305-318 |
| ISSN: | 0011-8532 |
| Popis: | The human oral cavity contains more than 500 different bacterial species. These organisms belong to several phyla including Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Tenericutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Euryarchaeota, Chlamydiae, and Spirochaetes. Many of these have the ability to colonize the gingival crevices and the outer surface of the tooth forming biofilms often leading to dental plaque formation. These bacteria produce acid that erode teeth causing cavities or infections. The diagnosis of these infections is often clinical and antibiotics are used empirically to treat some infections or as prophylaxis. The characterization, definitive diagnosis, and susceptibility testing of oral bacterial infections are valuable in guiding appropriate therapy and in prevention of disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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