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Ecology of Oral Infectious Diseases

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Infectious Microecology

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Oral infectious diseases are general terms for infectious diseases which occur in the oral cavity and maxillofacial region, which mainly include dental caries, dental pulp and periapical diseases, periodontal diseases, maxillofacial odontogenic and non-odontogenic infections, oral mucosal infections, and peri-implant inflammation.

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Xue, J., Xiao, X. (2014). Ecology of Oral Infectious Diseases. In: Li, L. (eds) Infectious Microecology. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43883-1_10

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