Womens Health Screening and the Oral Microbiome

The overall aims of this project are to undertake a women's health screening clinic on oral health and systemic health, linking the oral microbiome to hormonal status (menopause); The follow quantitative and qualitative markers of oral health will be used: * Salivary and systemic female hormone status * Systemic/cardiovascular health markers, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose * Clinical oral health variables (markers of plaque and gum disease) * Physiological and biochemical markers, such as salivary nitrate and nitrite * Oral microbiome * Breath analysis (volatile sulphur comounds) * Perceptions of mouth discomfort