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ArticleJournal of oral microbiology2021

The predictive power of saliva electrolytes exceeds that of saliva microbiomes in diagnosing early childhood caries.

Ying Zhang, Shi Huang, Songbo Jia, Zheng Sun, Shanshan Li, Fan Li, Lijuan Zhang, Jie Lu, Kaixuan Tan, Fei Teng and 1 more

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Article in Journal of oral microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [The Role of Salivary Microbiota in Oral and Systemic Disease Development and Diagnosis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ying ZhangSchool of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Shi HuangCentre of Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7529-2269
Songbo JiaDepartment of Stomatology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjin, 300400 China.
Zheng SunSingle-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8537-8576
Shanshan LiSchool of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Fan LiSchool of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Lijuan ZhangDepartment of Stomatology, Women & Children's Health Care Hospital of Linyi, Linyi, Shandong, 276000 China.
Jie LuStomatology Centre, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071 China.
Kaixuan TanStomatology Centre, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, 266071 China.
Fei TengSingle-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Fang YangSchool of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8639-5856
Qingdao University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNLinyi People's Hospital · CNTianjin Children's Hospital · CNUCLA Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases affecting children worldwide, and thus its etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis are of particular clinical significance. This study aims to test the ability of salivary microbiome and electrolytes in diagnosing ECC, and their interplays within the same population. We here simultaneously profiled salivary microbiome and biochemical components of 331 children (166 caries-free (H group) and 165 caries-active children (C group)) aged 4-6 years. We identified both salivary microbial and biochemical dysbiosis associated with ECC. Remarkably, K

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Dental cariesdiagnostic modelselectrolytesoral microbiomeunstimulated saliva

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PMCPMC8131007
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