Collection of Dental Plaque and Saliva for Studies of Bacterial Colonization of Teeth
Completed
Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
This study will explore how bacteria colonize human teeth and how this process changes over the lifetime of individuals. It will include an investigation of transmission of bacteria that initiate colonization between adults and from adults to infants. Selected NIH scientists and members of their immediate families, including infants, are eligible for this study. Participants provide a small sample of saliva and a sample of bacteria collected by rubbing a cotton swab over the surfaces of the lower four incisors. Adults collect and submit their own specimens; a dentist collects specimens from children.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00098267
- Run by
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2004-12-02
- Expected to finish
- 2009-08-03
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-07-02
Who can join
Age: 0 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
Where it is running
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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