Background and Objectives: Acetaldehyde, the fist metabolite of alcohol, has been proposed to be carcinogenic
substance behind ethanol-related oral cancers. In this study we investigated the factors
that might alter the composition and quantities of the oral microflora and, consequently,
influence salivary acetaldehyde production in healthy and oral cancer patients.
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