<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The oral cavity is a biologically significant and complex site of the human body. It is a gateway into the internal environment of the organism. There are many processes, such as the beginning of digestion, speech creation, and sensory perception of taste. Oral health is closely related to the general health of a person. The oral cavity contains an enormous number of microorganisms that can cause various diseases. Oral bacteria are responsible for diseases in the mouth, but can also seriously harm human health. The oral microbiome also serves as an indicator of health, respectively morbidity of the human organism. Compared to healthy children, mentally disabled children suffer from many congenital and acquired diseases and disorders that affect their overall and oral health. These children require a specific approach to the examination, but also to the therapy.</p><p>Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the prevention of oral diseases in children, whether healthy or mentally disabled.</p></abstract>

The oral cavity is a biologically significant and complex site of the human body. It is a gateway into the internal environment of the organism. There are many processes, such as the beginning of digestion, speech creation, and sensory perception of taste. Oral health is closely related to the general health of a person. The oral cavity contains an enormous number of microorganisms that can cause various diseases. Oral bacteria are responsible for diseases in the mouth, but can also seriously harm human health. The oral microbiome also serves as an indicator of health, respectively morbidity of the human organism. Compared to healthy children, mentally disabled children suffer from many congenital and acquired diseases and disorders that affect their overall and oral health. These children require a specific approach to the examination, but also to the therapy.Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the prevention of oral diseases in children, whether healthy or mentally disabled.

Oral Microbiome of Permanently Mentally Disabled and Healthy Children

Department of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Acta Medica Martiniana

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The oral cavity is a biologically significant and complex site of the human body. It is a gateway into the internal environment of the organism. There are many...

Oral Microbiome of Permanently Mentally Disabled and Healthy Children

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 114 - 121

Received: Nov 11, 2020

Accepted: Nov 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0013

Keywords
microbiome, healthy children, mentally disabled children

© 2020 M Smatanova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Oral Microbiome of Permanently Mentally Disabled and Healthy Children

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 114 - 121

Received: Nov 11, 2020

Accepted: Nov 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0013

Keywordsmicrobiome, healthy children, mentally disabled children

© 2020 M Smatanova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
microbiome, healthy children, mentally disabled children