Unlocking the Secrets of Oral Bacteria to Fight Tooth Decay

Unlocking the secrets of oral bacteria to fight tooth decay

If Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again.

Can the 'good' bacteria in your mouth act as probiotic cavity fighters?

If UC Berkeley's Wenjun Zhang has her way, no one will ever have to brush or floss again.

Targeting the Oral Metagenome to Boost Healthy Bacteria

Professor Zhang, a chemical and biomolecular engineering professor at UC Berkeley, is working to distinguish between the healthy and unhealthy bacteria in the human mouth. Her goal is to promote a probiotic oral microbiome by increasing the population of beneficial bacteria.