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ReviewFrontiers in oral health2024

The oral microbiome of children in health and disease-a literature review.

Salma G AlHarbi, Abdullah S Almushayt, Shatha Bamashmous, Turki S Abujamel, Nada Othman Bamashmous

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Review in Frontiers in oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Caries burden and high-risk subgroups in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy in Türkiye.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  4. [Age-Related Changes in the Oral Microbiota].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  7. Obstructive sleep apnea and primary snoring in children are associated with oropharyngeal dysbiosis and a mild compositional imbalance in the gastrointestinal tract.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  8. [Comparative analysis of microbial communities in different oral ecological niches of preschool children].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Salma G AlHarbiPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah S AlmushaytPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Shatha BamashmousDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Turki S AbujamelDivision of Vaccines and Immunotherapy, King Fahd Center for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Nada Othman BamashmousPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The oral microbiome is a complex community of microorganisms residing in the oral cavity interacting with each other and with the host in a state of equilibrium. Disruptions in this balance can result in both oral and systemic conditions. Historically, studying the oral microbiome faced limitations due to culture-dependent techniques that could not capture the complexity and diversity of the microbial community. The emergence of advanced genomic technologies and the ease of sample collection from the oral cavity has revolutionized the understanding of the oral microbiome, providing valuable insights into the bacterial community in both health and disease. This review explores the oral microbiome in children, discussing its formation and dynamics in both states of health and disease, its role in various conditions such as dental caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, cleft lip and palate, and explores its connection to several systemic consequences.

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carieschildrendental plaquegingivitisoral canceroral microbiomeperiodontitis

Identifiers

PMID39502321
PMCPMC11534731

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