Study found species-specific differences in biofilm -forming capacity and antimicrobial susceptibility among supragingival bacterial isolates from patients with active dental caries.
Pregnant patients with type 1 diabetes had higher bleeding-on-probing and plaque levels than healthy controls in a small pilot study, though most other periodontal measures did not differ significantly between groups.
Researchers identified endogenous mutational and immune-response patterns in oral cancers arising without exposure to tobacco, alcohol, or human papillomavirus infections.