Microbial differences between dental plaque and historic dental calculus are related to oral biofilm maturation stage.
Irina M VelskoJames A Fellows YatesFranziska AronRichard W HaganLaurent A F FrantzLouise LoeJuan Bautista Rodriguez MartinezEros ChavesChris GosdenGreger LarsonChristina WarinnerPublished in: Microbiome (2019)
Overall, we find that there are systematic microbial differences between plaque and calculus related to biofilm physiology, and recognizing these differences is important for accurate data interpretation in studies comparing dental plaque and calculus.