Abstract:Background Increasing evidence suggests a potential link between oral microbiome diversity and the occurrence of multiple chronic extraoral diseases. However, evidence regarding oral microbiota diversity and long-term prognosis in the general population is limited. This prospective study aimed to investigate whether oral microbiome diversity is associated with all-cause mortality in the general population.Results During a mean follow-up period of 8.9 years, 429 deaths occurred. After multivariate adjustment, a… Show more
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