The salivary microbiota as a diagnostic indicator of oral cancer: A descriptive,non-randomized study of cancer-free and oral squamous cell carcinoma subjects
(1) The Forsyth Institute, 140 The Fenway, Boston, MA, USA;(2) Brigham and Women's Hospital, 27 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA;(3) Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract:
Background
The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if the salivary counts of 40 common oral bacteria in subjects with an oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) lesion would differ from those found in cancer-free (OSCC-free) controls.
