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Editorial

Oral Microbes and NCDs


India is noted to increasingly suffer from a burden of Balaji SM
noncommunicable diseases  (NCDs) such as diabetes, Executive Editor, Indian Journal of Dental Research, Director and
cardiovascular diseases  (CVDs), tobacco/alcohol‑related Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Balaji Dental and
disorders, and mental health issues. The burden posed Craniofacial Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
E‑mail: smbalaji@gmail.com
by these NCDs are expected to pose a huge challenge
to the existing entire public healthcare system.[1] The References
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sheds interesting pattern of influence of microbiota and the This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative
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rampant tobacco/alcohol abuse, and mental illness in
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to work on these arena that could contribute to the
fundamental knowledge of how the oral microbiome relates
to systemic health, specifically CVD, diabetes, and mental How to cite this article: Balaji SM. Oral microbes and NCDs. Indian J
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