By Hiroshima University Department of Public Relations
A study showed braces that give our smiles a makeover could also transform oral microflora to a pre-gum disease state. Now scientists plan to use their findings to prevent this from happening.
A scientific study on the mouth’s microbial community found that patients who got braces had their good bacteria outnumbered by gum disease-causing ones. (Pexels)
A study that sequenced oral microbiome before, during, and after braces of Japanese patients revealed a transformed bacterial community akin to mouths at a pre-gum disease state.
But he added that these treatments could also be associated with bacteria-related problems.