Oral Health and Microbiome: Implications for Taste: State-of-the-Science on the Role of Oral Health and Emerging Science of the Microbiota and its Implications for Taste

Sukirth M. Ganesan; Katherine A. Maki; Eswar Kandaswamy

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86282-4_11

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Oral Health and Microbiome: Implications for Taste: State-of-the-Science on the Role of Oral Health and Emerging Science of the Microbiota and its Implications for Taste

Sukirth M. Ganesan, Katherine A. Maki and Eswar Kandaswamy

Sensory Science and Chronic Diseases, pp.227-244

Springer International Publishing

01/01/2022

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86282-4_11

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Abstract

The tongue, the principal taste organ, is located in the oral cavity. Therefore, determinants of oral health have the potential to affect taste perception. The two most common oral diseases—dental caries and periodontitis—have been shown to affect taste perception. Both dental caries and periodontitis are multifactorial diseases, and the underlying factors that contribute to the etiopathogenesis of these diseases, such as genetics and the oral microbiome, have also been shown to affect taste perception potentially. The oral microbiome has been shown to alter taste perception even in the absence of these diseases. Distinct bacterial composition with taste-specific shifts in the oral microbiome has been reported. Changes in the end-stage breakdown products in the oral environment (metabolites) could be potentially mediating the microbiome’s role in taste perception. However, these mechanisms need to be proven in the future. In addition to the common dental diseases, conditions that affect the salivary quality and quantity and lead to xerostomia also affect taste perception. The extent of the dental prosthetic rehabilitation (complete denture vs. partial dentures), sensory nerve injuries during a dental procedure, and nicotine and/or tobacco use also alter taste perception.

Dental Caries

Halitosis

Oral Health

Oral Microbiome

Periodontitis

Sjogren’s Syndrome

Taste perception

Xerostomia

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Title: Subtitle: Oral Health and Microbiome: Implications for Taste: State-of-the-Science on the Role of Oral Health and Emerging Science of the Microbiota and its Implications for Taste
Creators: Sukirth M. Ganesan - University of Iowa
Katherine A. Maki - National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Eswar Kandaswamy - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Sensory Science and Chronic Diseases, pp.227-244
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Cham
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86282-4_11
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2022
Academic Unit: Periodontics
Record Identifier: 9984367705302771

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