1st Edition
Oral Microbiome Hygiene and Health
Preface
About the Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 The Oral Microbiome: A Critical Biomechanics for the Protection against Bacterial Invasion and Colonization
Megha Baghel, Maneesh Kumar Maurya, Sneha Tripathi, Shivani Mahra, Vani Mishra, and Shivesh Sharma
Chapter 2 The Oral Microbiome, Hygiene, and Health
Pooja Thakur, Jatin Sharma, and Savitri
Chapter 3 Bacterial Consortium of the Oral Cavity
Sohini Sharma, Pranjal Verma, Vicky, and Shamsher S. Kanwar
Chapter 4 Dietary Habits and Nature of the Oral Microbiome
Ashwani Kumar, Acharya Balkrishna, Deepika Srivastava Maneesha Rana, Ankita Kukreti, Amita Kumari, Vedpriya Arya, and Dinesh Kumar
Chapter 5 Vegan Diet and Influence on Oral Microflora
Kirti Garg, Divya Sharma, and Reena Gupta
Chapter 6 Oral Microbiome and Disease Susceptibility
Wamik Azmi, Vikrant, Anupam Sharma, and Ishan Sen
Chapter 7 Oral Microbiome and Acute Infections
Dimple, Ruby, Ajay Balda, Anil Kumar, Arup Giri, and Rajesh Kumar
Chapter 8 Oral Microbiome and Chronic Infections
Sukhraj Kaur, Anmol Narang, and Rahul Sharma
Chapter 9 Oral Microbiome and Drug Resistance
Shamsher S. Kanwar, Vicky, Vandna Kumari, Sohini Sharma, and Sandipan Acharjee
Chapter 10 Oral Microbiome and Mouth Cancer
Shamsher S. Kanwar, Ekta Arya, and Duni Chand
Chapter 11 Oral Microbiome and Malignancies
Shamsher S. Kanwar, Sohini Sharma, Pranjal Verma, and Shahzeb Khan
Chapter 12 Role of Oral Microbiome in Systemic Infections: A Current Narrative
Abhilasha Sood, Kiranjeet Kaur, and Arpit Mehrotra
Chapter 13 Role of Oral Bacteria in Cardiac Diseases
Gaytri Mahajan, Sandipan Acharjee, Sanjana Gupta, Hema Bhardwaj, and Reena Gupta
Chapter 14 Effect of the Oral Microbiome on Health
Wamik Azmi, Priyanka, Bhanu Krishan, and Aishwarya Jain
Chapter 15 Role of the Oral Microbiome as Probiotics
Neha Gautam, Stuti Sharma, and Nivedita Sharma
Chapter 16 Role of the Oral Microbiome in Prognosis and Diagnosis
Rahul Shrivastava, Sourav Kumar, and Diksha Suman
Chapter 17 Oral Microbiome and Longevity
Duni Chand, Arti, Alka Kumari, Lalita Kaushal, Ekta Arya, and Pradeep Kumar
Chapter 18 Oral Microbiome and Pediatric Health
Duni Chand, Ekta Arya, Lalita Kaushal, Alka Kumari, Arti, and Pradeep Kumar
Chapter 19 Diagnostic Techniques Related to the Oral Microbiome
Rajesh Kumar, Ankita Thakur, Divya, Younis Ahmad Hajam, Indu Bala, Neelam, and Shweta Singh
Index
Biography
Dr. Shamsher S. Kanwar is a Professor of Biotechnology and serves as the Director of the IPRCC at Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, India. In the past, he has received several awards and fellowships, including a Visiting Fellowship from the Indian National Science Academy in 1998–99, which allowed him to conduct research in the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis at CDRI, Lucknow. He was also granted a Visiting Fellowship for the year 1999–2000 by the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), Department of Science and Technology in New Delhi, to research multi-drug-resistant (MDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the National Institute of Mycobacterial Diseases in Agra. In 2005–06, he received a Biotechnology Overseas Associateship from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, to work on the interaction of HIV-Tat and drug abuse on human neural cells at Kansas University Medical College in Kansas, USA. Furthermore, he served as a Visiting Scholar in a Program on Mouse Adult Pluripotent Cells at the Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, in May–June 2008. Dr. Kanwar's research focuses on microbiology, immunology, cell culture, and fermentation, with an emphasis on developing bio-products and bioprocesses, particularly for a range of extracellular microbial enzymes, as an alternative to traditional antibiotics and antilipolytic drugs. Currently, Dr. Kanwar is dedicated to the development of anticancer therapeutics through the exploration of microbial ribonuclease, cholesterol oxidase, and L-methionase.
Dr. Rajesh Kumar presently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biosciences at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. With over 10 years of teaching and research experience, his primary areas of research interest are Animal Physiology and Applied Zoology. Dr. Kumar has a remarkable track record, having published more than 100 research articles in highly reputable journals. He has received 12 awards for his outstanding research contributions. Additionally, Dr. Kumar has successfully completed two Major Research Projects and two Startup Projects sponsored by government agencies.
