International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2021  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 41--45

Insights to oral microbiome from birth to infancy


Sruthi Chandran, Faizal C Peedikayil 
 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala, India

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Sruthi Chandran
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala
India

Oral microbiome is the microbial residents found in the human oral cavity. Multiple microorganisms colonize the oral cavity and are distinctive to this niche as they have an excruciating specificity for oral colonization. Facultative anaerobes are the primary colonizers of oral surfaces. Greater microflora species diversity is present in toddlers at 18–24 months of age than at 12 months of age. The imbalance in the microbial flora can lead to oral diseases in children. Poor oral hygiene and diet have a catalytic effect in the progression of early childhood caries. To prevent the occurrence of infections caused by microorganisms in newborns, infants, and toddlers, strict hygiene measures should be adopted by the mother and the caregivers.


How to cite this article:
Chandran S, Peedikayil FC. Insights to oral microbiome from birth to infancy.Int J Pedod Rehabil 2021;6:41-45


How to cite this URL:
Chandran S, Peedikayil FC. Insights to oral microbiome from birth to infancy. Int J Pedod Rehabil [serial online] 2021 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];6:41-45
Available from: https://www.ijpedor.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8932;year=2021;volume=6;issue=2;spage=41;epage=45;aulast=Chandran;type=0