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N Chaitanya Babu1, Andrea Joan Gomes
1Department of Oral Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
The oral cavity is the site of much infectious and inflammatory disease which has been associated with systemic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and pre-term low births. This article emphasizes on the oral-systemic disease connection which is now a rapidly advancing area of research. The possible systemic diseases which arise from oral microorganisms are hereby focused.
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