Harnessing the Power of Biologic Agents on the Oral Microbiota: A Way to Promote Oral and Systemic Health?

ABSTRACT

During the long history of their evolution, higher organisms, including mammals, have learnt to take great advantage from living in close contact with selected populations of microbes.1 By living in close contact, animals and microbes underwent a progressive and mutual co-evolutive process that is believed to be a major driving force in the development of adaptive immunity of vertebrates.2.