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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2023

The recovery of the microbial community after plaque removal depends on periodontal health status.

Xiaoqing Li, Cheng Yu, Bing Zhang, Xiaogang Shan, Wenjun Mao, Zicheng Zhang, Chunyan Wang, Xiaoxia Jin, Jinfeng Wang, Hui Zhao

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoqing Li *The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Cheng Yu *The Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Bing ZhangUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiaogang ShanThe Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Wenjun MaoThe Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zicheng ZhangSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Chunyan WangHenan Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbial Resources and Fermentation Technology, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, Henan, China.
Xiaoxia JinThe Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jinfeng WangCollege of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. wangjf@cau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5899-8075
Hui ZhaoThe Third Clinical Institute Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University/Wenzhou People's Hospital/Wenzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shanghai University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. wzzh009@163.com.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNChina Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNHainan University · CNNanyang Institute of Technology · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plaque accumulation and microbial community changes are important causes of periodontal disease. Cleaned plaque microorganisms will reattach to form biofilms, but the recovery and outcome of plaque microbial communities in different periodontal health states remain unknown. In this study, we tracked the biofilm remodeling process in 206 dental plaque samples from 40 healthy periodontal, gingivitis and periodontitis volunteers at 6 time points before and after supragingival scaling. We found that microbial communities of different periodontal states changed asynchronously during the process, and the more severe the periodontal disease condition, the more lagged the recovery of plaque microorganisms to their original state after cleaning; this reflected a higher degree of plaque development in periodontitis samples. The plaque index and bleeding index were significantly correlated with plaque recovery, especially the recovery of bacteria such as Abiotrophia and Capnocytophaga. Meanwhile, we found that the microbial community structure of different periodontal health states was most similar at the Day 3 after plaque cleaning, and the communities gradually differentiated and developed in different directions. Abiotrophia and other bacteria might play an important role in determining the development trend of plaque biofilms. The discovery of specific time points and bacteria was of great value in clarifying the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and in seeking targets for prevention and treatment.

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GingivitisPeriodontal DiseasesPeriodontitisBacteriaHumans

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