Given the number and types of bacteria in our mouths, why is it that cuts/ulcers in our mouths don’t get super infected very quickly?

Question

I’ve heard that the human bite is one of the most dangerous because of the types of bacteria in our mouths and teeth. Knowing this, wouldn’t cuts to the inside of our mouths (tongue, cheek, inner lips, etc) also be very dangerous?

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Answer 1

Most of the bacteria in our bodies are beneficial, very few are pathogens. We are not individuals, we are biomes. We cannot live without most of the fellow living creatures that share our identity.