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Characteristics of tongue images and tongue coating bacteria in patients with colorectal cancer [PDF]

BMC Microbiology
Background Tongue diagnosis can assess the physiological functions and pathological conditions of colorectal cancer (CRC). Objective To investigate the characteristics of tongue images and the bacteria composition of tongue coating in patients with CRC ...
Wu Zheng, Wu Yinhang, Chu Jian, Jin Congjian, Qu Zhanbo, Jean-Marie Nianga, Louis Wang, Wang Zefeng, Huang Jiaqun, Yu Xiaojian, Yang Shujing, Duan Jinlong, Liu Jiang, Han Shuwen   +13 more
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Relationships Between Diurnal Changes of Tongue Coating Microbiota and Intestinal Microbiota [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
The oral cavity and the intestine are the main distribution locations of human digestive bacteria. Exploring the relationships between the tongue coating and gut microbiota, the influence of the diurnal variations of the tongue coating microbiota on the ...
Xiao-jing Guo, Tao Jiang, Xu-xiang Ma, Xiao-juan Hu, Jing-bin Huang, Long-tao Cui, Ji Cui, Xing-hua Yao, Yu-lin Shi, Jun Li, Zhi-ling Guo, Jin-di Lou, Meng-chen Liang, Hong-yuan Fu, Pei Yuan, Jia-yi Liu, Li-ping Tu, Jia-tuo Xu   +17 more
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Distinct microbiome of tongue coating and gut in type 2 diabetes with yellow tongue coating [PDF]

Heliyon
The gut microbiome plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the inconvenience of obtaining fecal samples hinders the clinical application of gut microbiome analysis. In this study, we hypothesized that tongue
Yao Wang, Jiqing Li, Haiying Hu, Yalan Wu, Song Chen, Xiangrong Feng, Ting Wang, Yinrong Wang, Su Wu, Huanhuan Luo   +9 more
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Characterization of tongue coating microbiome from patients with colorectal cancer [PDF]

Journal of Oral Microbiology
Background Tongue coating microbiota has aroused particular interest in profiling oral and digestive system cancers. However, little is known on the relationship between tongue coating microbiome and colorectal cancer (CRC).Methods Metagenomic shotgun ...
Qubo Chen, Xiaoting Huang, Haiyan Zhang, Xuanting Jiang, Xuan Zeng, Wanhua Li, Hairong Su, Ying Chen, Fengye Lin, Man Li, Xiangyu Gu, Huihui Jin, Ruohan Wang, Dechang Diao, Wei Wang, Jin Li, Sufen Wei, Weizheng Zhang, Wofeng Liu, Zhiping Huang, Yusheng Deng, Wen Luo, Zuofeng Liu, Beiping Zhang   +23 more
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Relationship between thick or greasy tongue-coating microbiota and tongue diagnosis in patients with primary liver cancer [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Tongue diagnosis is a unique aspect of traditional Chinese medicine for diagnosing diseases before determining proper means of treatment, but it also has the disadvantage of relying on the subjective experience of medical practitioners and lack objective
Yuren Zhang, Yuren Zhang, Hetong Zhao, Yuyu Guo, Yongbin Meng, Shasha Yu, Bo Pan, Xiaofeng Zhai   +7 more
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Research on Multiple-Instance Learning for Tongue Coating Classification

IEEE Access, 2021
Tongue coating can provide valuable diagnostic information to reveal the disorder of the internal body. However, tongue coating classification has long been a challenging task in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) due to the fact that tongue coatings are
Yonghui Tang, Yue Sun, John Y. Chiang, Xiaoqiang Li   +3 more
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Tongue coating and tongue brushing: a literature review [PDF]

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2003
Abstract The present paper reviews the role of the tongue as a habitat for oral microorganisms and the potential need for tongue cleaning as part of daily oral hygiene. In addition tongue coating is described. Many microorganisms have been found colonizing the dorsum of the tongue.

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Smoking-induced changes in saliva composition and tongue coating [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Saliva parameters and tongue coating have global significance because they offer simple, non-invasive indicators of oral and systemic health, helping clinicians and researchers detect disease risk, monitor wellness, and improve early ...
Nurul Asyikin Yahya, A’lia N. Muhammad, Nur Atikah Hashim, Mohammed Thoriq Abdul Razab   +3 more
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Integration of tongue image features and tongue coating microbiome for differentiating dampness patterns in MASLD [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent metabolic disorder that can progress to hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Ruomeng Hu, Jialin Deng, Liping Tu, Tao Jiang, Jiatuo Xu   +4 more
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The Effect of Mechanical Tongue Cleaning on Oral Malodor and Tongue Coating. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Background: Mechanical tongue cleaning is an important oral hygiene procedure; it is known that a significant cause of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), a major component of bad breath, is due to the bacteria coating the tongue. This study was conducted to identify the effect of mechanical tongue cleaning on reducing bad breath and tongue coating ...
Choi HN, Cho YS, Koo JW.
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