Dental biofilm and oral health diseases Can hormonal changes during puberty have an effect on the quality of biofilm? Ricardo Teles: It is difficult to know whether hormonal changes are causing behavioral changes, thus leading to gingivitis, or hormonal changes are directly affecting receptors in the gingiva, thus increasing sensitivity to the effects of plaque.
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