Oral microbiome composition could differ based on different self-reported sleep duration

Sleep duration could play a role in oral microbiome diversity among adolescents and young adults. The findings were presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Investigators used data from the 2011 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the oral microbiomes of more than 1,300 participants aged 16 to 26 years. They then categorized the participants’ self-reported sleep durations as very short, short, healthy or long.

The investigators found that oral microbiome diversity was positively associated with longer sleep duration among teenagers and young adults. They hope that the results of their study build a foundation for further research to determine the potential mechanisms behind the associations observed in this study.

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