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Schematic diagram of the study design. Three methods were used to evaluate the oral microbial composition in saliva, i.e., one method based on culture and two methods based on genomic DNA extraction. DGGE, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; HOMIM, human oral microbe identification microarray.
