Tongue microbiota in relation to the breathing preference in children undergoing orthodontic treatment

• Main Authors: Zuzana Marincak Vrankova (Author), Petra Brenerova (Author), Lenka Bodokyova (Author), Jan Bohm (Author), Filip Ruzicka (Author), Petra Borilova Linhartova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mouth breathing (MB), a risk factor of oral dysbiosis and halitosis, is linked with craniofacial anomalies and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. Here, we aimed to analyze tongue microbiota in children from the perspective of their breathing pattern before/during orthodontic trea...