Microbial characteristics across different tongue coating types in a healthy population [PDF]
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2021 Background The physical appearance of tongue coatings is vital for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to diagnose health and disease status. The microbiota of different tongue coatings could also influence coating formation and be further associated with
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Oral care tablet containing kiwifruit powder affects tongue coating microbiome [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2022 Objectives Tongue coating, a kind of biofilm formed on the tongue dorsum, is the cause of various clinical conditions, such as oral halitosis and periodontal diseases, because Fusobacterium nucleatum acts as a bridge between other oral bacteria and ...
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Microbiological characteristics of different tongue coatings in adults
BMC Microbiology, 2022 Background Tongue coating is an important health indicator in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The tongue coating microbiome can distinguish disease patients from healthy controls.
Caihong He +6 more
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Development of differential criteria on tongue coating thickness in tongue diagnosis
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2012 To develop differential criteria on the tongue coating thickness (TCT), and especially propose the standard for judgment on thin and thick coating in tongue diagnosis.Sixty oriental medical doctors evaluated the TCT (none, thin, and thick coating) in 50 realistic tongue photographs revealing from tip-to-root.
Jung‑Wook Kim +2 more
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Tongue-coating microbiota as a predictive biomarker of washed microbiota transplantation efficacy in pediatric autism: integration with clinical features [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Alterations in both oral and gut microbiota have been identified in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but the interaction between these microbiota and their potential to predict outcomes of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT ...
Hao-Jie Zhong +6 more
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In-depth metaproteomics analysis of tongue coating for gastric cancer: a multicenter diagnostic research study [PDF]
MicrobiomeBackground Our previous study revealed marked differences in tongue images between individuals with gastric cancer and those without gastric cancer. However, the biological mechanism of tongue images as a disease indicator remains unclear. Tongue coating,
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Cross-population tongue image features and tongue coating microbiome changes in the evolution of colorectal cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionTongue diagnosis, a cornerstone of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), relies significantly on the assessment of tongue coating, which is used to evaluate Zang-fu organ functions, qi and blood dynamics, and the influence of pathogenic factors.
Fang Liu +9 more
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A Novel Tongue Coating Segmentation Method Based on Improved TransUNet [PDF]
SensorsBackground: As an important part of the tongue, the tongue coating is closely associated with different disorders and has major diagnostic benefits. This study aims to construct a neural network model that can perform complex tongue coating segmentation.
Jiaze Wu +6 more
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Alteration in tongue coating microbiota across different stages of hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease [PDF]
Journal of Oral MicrobiologyBackground Hepatitis B virus-related chronic liver disease (HBV–CLD), chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver cirrhosis (LC), and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients' tongue coating microbiota dysbiosis has not yet been clearly defined.Objectives We aimed ...
Umar Pervaiz +13 more
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Tongue coating microbial communities vary in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious research has shown that microbes play a role in immune-related diseases. Our study reveals that children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis have distinct and altered tongue coating microbiota, characterized by significant changes in species
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