JoVE Journal

Medicine

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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children

Transcript

Changes in the oral microbiome throughout childhood are of growing interest. Comparison of different microbiome studies reveals a lack of standardized sampling protocols. Limited space makes sampling the sound subgingival sulcus of children challenging. Paper point sampling is presented here in detail as the method of choice for this area.

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