Stress, bacteria and the gums in the holobiont model
A 2026 paper adds the microbiota to Engel's biopsychosocial model. Periodontology has been working on these links for years: dysbiosis, stress, therapy.
Oral Microbiology
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Streptococcus dentisani: The Good Bacterium That Protects Your Teeth
S. dentisani produces bacteriocins against S. mutans and buffers plaque acidity. A promising oral probiotic, from the mouth for the mouth.
Treponema denticola: The Spirochete of the Red Complex
Treponema denticola, Socransky's red complex spirochete: periplasmic flagella, dentilisin and tissue invasion. The bacterium that moves.
Peri-implantitis and Periodontitis: Microbiota Compared
Similarities, differences and pathogenic mechanisms between peri-implantitis and periodontitis microbiota. A literature review.
Periodontitis and Alzheimer's: A Bacterium Infects the Brain
P. gingivalis from periodontitis found in Alzheimer's brains. Gingipains correlate with disease markers. Evidence and mechanisms.
Oral HPV: What You Need to Know
Oral HPV: how it spreads, which strains cause oral lesions, the link with oropharyngeal cancer and prevention strategies.
A Small Story That Shows How HPV Vaccines Work
Lingual papilloma after a second HPV dose: regression in 48 hours. Strong prevention, rare therapeutic effect. What Cochrane and recent reviews say.
Integrin Beta-1: The Key to Porphyromonas Invasion
Porphyromonas gingivalis uses fimbriae to bind integrin beta-1 and invade our cells. How the periodontal pathogen gets inside — and why it matters.
Halitosis and Periodontal Disease
Chronic bad breath is often caused by gum disease. How periodontitis drives oral malodor through volatile sulfur compounds — and how to treat it.
Gum Bacteria Invade Our Cells
How Porphyromonas gingivalis adapts to the dark of the periodontal pocket, slips inside host cells, and subverts our immune defences.