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血小板在人体中有着重要作用，它不仅参与血管损伤修复、调节血管生成，还在先天免疫中发挥关键作用。在发育迟缓儿童体内，口腔微生物组失衡引发的炎症可能会影响血小板功能，进一步加重全身健康问题，这也凸显了研究发育迟缓儿童口腔微生物组的重要性。此外，口腔微生物组是人体重要的微生物群落之一，健康的口腔微生物组处于平衡状态，但牙周病发生时，微生物平衡被打破，有害菌增多。因此，了解发育迟缓儿童的口腔微生物组变化， ...