Heavy Ion Radiation Directly Induced the Shift of Oral Microbiota and Increased the Cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans

Heavy Ion Radiation Directly Induced the Shift of Oral Microbiota and Increased the Cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans

ABSTRACT Radiation caries is one of the most common complications of head and neck radiotherapy. A shift in the oral microbiota is the main factor of radiation caries. A new form of biosafe radiation, heavy ion radiation, is increasingly being applied in clinical treatment due to its superior depth-...

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Main Authors: Zheng Wang, Ge Yang, Xuedong Zhou, Xian Peng, Mingyun Li, Miaomiao Zhang, Dong Lu, Deqin Yang, Lei Cheng, Biao Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
heavy ion
Streptococcus mutans
oral microbiota
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01322-23

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