一般注記The tongue microbiome has been linked to oral health and disease. A variety of methods to remove the tongue coating, such as tongue brushing and tongue scraping, have been developed aiming to reduce bad breath and prevent pneumonia. Here, we investigated the effect of tongue brushing on tongue microbial diversity. A controlled study was performed to measure how the tongue and saliva microbiota of 10 healthy participants changes following tongue brushing. Tongue brushing did not alter either the α- or β-diversity of the tongue microbiota. Tongue brushing significantly increased the abundance of Prevotella melaninogenica, Prevotella nanceiensis, Veillonella parvula, Veillonella parvula, and decreased the amount of Prevotella histicola present in the tongue microbiota. Tongue brushing may be useful to improve oral health without influencing the microbiome diversity.
2019年度
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