Smoking induced salivary microbiome dysbiosis and is correlated with lipid biomarkers

• Main Authors: Layla I. Mohammed (Author), Rozaimi Razali (Author), Zain Zaki Zakaria (Author), Fatiha M. Benslimane (Author), Farhan Cyprian (Author), Maha Al-Asmakh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The oral microbiome plays an essential role in maintaining oral homeostasis and health; smoking significantly affects it, leading to microbial dysbiosis. The study aims to investigate changes in the oral microbiome composition of smokers in the Qatari population and establish a c...