Dr. Janice Goodman interviews Dr. Jeffrey F. Williams, microbiologist and infectious disease expert, on the benefits of Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) for oral health.
This article proposes a novel multi-axis signaling model of oral health involving at least: Oxidative signaling (hypochlorous acid; HOCl), Nitrogen signaling (nitrate ➞ nitrite ➞ nitric oxide), Sulfur signaling (hydrogen sulfide and volatile sulfur compounds).
Dental researchers are exploring how bacterial “conversations” in the mouth shape the ecology of dental plaque — and how interrupting those signals could favour a healthier microbial balance without harming beneficial species. A team from the College of Biological Sciences and the School of Dentistry at the University of Minnesota has detailed how bacterial communication … Read more
Oral dysbiosis, a key driver of many oral diseases that impact over three billion people worldwide, is the shift away from health-associated homeostatic microbial populations that inhabit the oral cavity.1-3 Indeed, the oral microbial consortia associated with dental health is characteristic of having high diversity, both in genetic composition and in metabolic capability.4-7 Antibiotics, chronic antiseptic exposure, … Read more
Much of the research concerning the human microbiome focuses on the gut and the influence that diet and nutrition have on the microbes residing in our digestive systems. Fewer studies consider the bacteria and fungi that live in our mouths, and even fewer look specifically at the oral microbiome’s role in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) … Read more