Researchers Chart Microbial Ecology Of Gingivitis Progression To Periodontitis

Science Daily carried an American Society for Microbiology release announcing that “an international team of researchers and clinicians” charted “the microbial ecology of the mouth at all stages” during the progression of gingivitis to periodontitis “in nearly 1,000 women in Malawi.” According to the release, the research, which is published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, is “laying a foundation of knowledge that could lead to better oral health.” First author Liam Shaw, a PhD student at University College London, United Kingdom, said, “We’re not the first to do this sort of research into periodontal disease, but our study is the largest to be done in such a setting.”