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© 2017 Indian Journal of Dental Research | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow The prevalence of oral diseases, particularly that of dental caries and periodontium, and the burden posed by them is well documented and updated.[1] Oral cavity no longer remains outside systematic health. Oral health is an integral part of systemic health. Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, maternal and child health are some of the systemic conditions that are heavily influenced by the oral cavity conditions.[2] Although the combined prevalence of dental caries of permanent dentition, deciduous dentition, and periodontal disorders pose a significant problem, they contribute negligibly to disability‐adjusted life years, years of life lost, and years lived with disability.[1] Globally, this renders the oral disorders to be a negligible burden, yet their association and influence over noncommunicable disorders cannot be overlooked.