The oral microbiota

THE ORAL MICROBIOTA

Microbiotic expertise is at the heart of The Smilist's DNA.

Having a balanced oral microbiota is essential for a healthy mouth and body.

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What is the oral microbiota?

  • The oral microbiota is a of the 5 microbiota
    predominant in our body    .
  • A complex ecosystem, it is essential to our
    health but perhaps also at the origin of pathologies
    when a imbalance between the different
    microorganisms appears    .
  • It consists of nearly 6 billion bacteria
    representing more than 700 bacterial species    .
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Minor mouth sores, serious bodily ailments

An imbalanced oral microbiota can impact your overall health due to the passage of bad microorganisms through the body.

30%

endocarditis is due to the presence of a pathogenic bacterium in the mouth: Streptococcus Mutans*

* Streptococcus mutans, an opportunistic bacterium of the oral sphere is found in 30% of cases of endocarditis. María-Rocío Mang-de la Rosa, The bacteremia of dental origin and its implications in the appearance of bacterial endocarditis, Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2014 Jan 1;19 (1):e67-73. and Lockhart P et al. J Am Dent Assoc 2009;140(10):1238-1244

40%

colorectal cancers are due to the presence of a pathogenic bacterium in the mouth: Fusobacterium*

* Fusobacterium nucleatum, a bacterium present in the oral microbiota, is associated with 40% of colorectal cancers. Komiya Y. et al.. Gut. 2019;68:1335-1337 and Bullman et al. Science 2017;358:1443-1448