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Standardized studies of the oral microbiome: From technology-driven to hypothesis-driven.

Chuqi Gao, Xuantao Li, Xiaole Zhao, Peiyue Yang, Xiao Wang, Xiaoli Chen, Ning Chen, Feng Chen

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Review in iMeta, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [The Impact of Oral Microecology on the Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  3. From gut to mouth: salivary signatures of carcinogenic microbiota.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  10. Microbiota of Saliva: A Non-invasive Diagnostic Tool.Indian journal of microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chuqi GaoCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.ORCID 0000-0002-3469-9783
Xuantao LiCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.
Xiaole ZhaoCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.
Peiyue YangCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.
Xiao WangCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.
Xiaoli ChenCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.
Ning ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology Peking University People's Hospital Beijing China.
Feng ChenCentral Laboratory Peking University Hospital of Stomatology Beijing China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microbiome is in a symbiotic relationship with the host. Among the microbial consortia in the human body, that in the oral cavity is complex. Instead of repeatedly confirming biomarkers of oral and systemic diseases, recent studies have focused on a unified clinical diagnostic standard in microbiology that reduces the heterogeneity caused by individual discrepancies. Research has also been conducted on other topics of greater clinical importance, including bacterial pathogenesis, and the effects of drugs and treatments. In this review, we divide existing research into technology-driven and hypothesis-driven, according to whether there is a clear research hypothesis. This classification allows the demonstration of shifts in the direction of oral microbiology research. Based on the shifts, we suggested that establishing clear hypotheses may be the solution to major research challenges.

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hypothesis‐drivenmetagenomicsoral microbiomepathogenesistechnology‐driven

Identifiers

PMID38868569
PMCPMC10989927

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