Association between dental flossing frequency and oral microbiome in U.S. adults
Frequent flossing was associated with reduced microbial richness and phylogenetic diversity, potentially indicating a favorable shift toward a healthier microbial community.
Authors
- Huilin Li
- Ruotong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-7160)
- YAGUANG ZHENG
- Jinyu Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-5198)
- Zhijing Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-9609)
- Bei Wu
- Huabin Luo
- Yunrui Liu
- Xiang Qi
Institutions
- East Carolina University (US)
- University School (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2614826
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00