Table 2.

Example of Pathogenic Microbiota of the Oral Cavity. Some of these bacteria have been implicated in diseases such as periodontal disease and root canal infections. Also, it is known that oral polybacteria can disseminate throughout the body and can colonize in organs such as the distal colon. Information was adapted from the NIH Microbiome Database (Published 2008).

Microbe	Function	NIH Microbiome Database Link
Tannerella forsythia	Causes periodontal disease	O
Treponema denticola	Causes periodontal disease	P
Prevotella intermedia	Causes periodontal disease	Q
Porphyromonas gingivalis	Associated with severe and chronic periodontal disease	R
Cryptobacterium curtum	Causes periodontal disease	S
Selenomonas artemidis	Causes periodontal disease	T
Campylobacter rectus	Causes periodontal disease	U
Corynebacterium matruchotii	Associated with dental disease	V
Prevotella dentalis	Associated with root canal infections	X
Peptostreptococcus stomatis	Associated with periodontal disease, gingivitis, and root canal infections	Y
Wolinella succinogenes	Associated with dental root canal infections	Z

(The URL in the hyperlinks cited in the above table will provide the detailed information of each microbe).