Relationship between acetaldehyde concentration in mouth air and characteristics of microbiota of tongue dorsum in Japanese healthy adults: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Aya YOKOI (Author), Daisuke EKUNI (Author), Hironobu HATA (Author), Mayu YAMANE-TAKEUCHI (Author), Takayuki MARUYAMA (Author), Reiko YAMANAKA (Author), Manabu MORITA (Author)
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• Published: University of São Paulo.
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Abstract Acetaldehyde, associated with consumption of alcoholic beverages, is known to be a carcinogen and to be related to the tongue dorsum. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between acetaldehyde concentration in mouth air and bacterial characteristics on the tong...