Diabetes and the Oral Microbiome (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Diabetes and the Oral Microbiome

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Researchers found that diabetes (panel on right) shifts the oral microbiome, transforming it into a more inflammatory environment and promoting bone loss, characteristics of the gum disease periodontitis.

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