Heal Your Oral Microbiome by Nelson-Dooley, Cass -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction: The Convergence of the Microbiome, Nature, and Health Chapter 1: The Magnificent Microbiome

The Microbiome Breakdown Your Good Bugs The Ecosystems Inside Us The Oral Microbiome The Gut Microbiome What to Expect in this Book

Chapter 2: Dysbiosis, Infection, and Protection

Infection or Protection? Dysbiosis What Is “Normal” Antibiotics

Chapter 3: A Tour of the Mouth

Location, Location, Location What’s In a Mouth? The Ecosystems Inside Us A Sea of Saliva There’s No Place Like Home

Chapter 4: Hail to the Immune System

An Epic Game of “Where’s Waldo?” The Innate Immune System and the Barrier The Adaptive Immune System Inflammation Leaky Mouth Immunity and the Mouth

Chapter 5: The Oral Microbiome

Oral Microbiota Unique as a Snowflake The Origins of Your Microbiome Plaque and Biofilms Bacteria and the Diet How the Bugs Got Their Names

Chapter 6: Dysbiosis of the Oral Microbiome

The Microbial Ecology of Cavities Sugar Is the Pits Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease Bad Breath Toxic By-products of Bad Bacteria Oral-Systemic Connection Commensal Bacteria or Pathogen?

Chapter 7: Kissing Cousins: The Gut and the Mouth

The Almighty Gut Similarities Between the Gut and the Mouth Location Is Everything Helicobacter Pylori Inflammatory Bowel Disease My Journey to the Mouth Began with Poop

Chapter 8: The Oral-Systemic Connection

The Link Between Oral and Heart Health Bacteremia and “Leaky Mouth” How Oral Pathogens Might Cause Heart Disease Heart Health Benefits of the Oral Microbiome Rheumatoid Arthritis Diabetes So, Now What Do I Do?

Chapter 9: Oral Microbiome Solutions

Diet Nutrition Dental Hygiene Balancing Your Microbes Lowering Inflammation Healing Mouth Tissue Boosting Your Immune System Other Things to Consider When Optimizing Your Oral Microbiome Finding an Integrative and Functional Healthcare Practitioner Testing Oral Microbiome Solutions for Oral, Gut, and Whole-Body Health

Chapter 10: Blind Luck

Appendix Notes Acknowledgments About the Author