Alveolar bone loss and tooth loss contribute to increase in cancer mortality among older patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both cancer and periodontitis are more prevalent with age. Information on their relationship in older patients is limited. This study aims to examine whether periodontitis is associated with increased risk of cancer mortality with a ≥ 75-year age group cohort.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 1146 patients who had digital radiographic examinations. Alveolar bone loss and loss of teeth were measured as indicators of periodontitis. Hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were taken as the effect size to summarize the associations between periodontitis and risks of cancer mortality using the multivariate adjusted cox proportional hazards model and competing risk hazard model.

Results

Totally, 104 total cancer, 28 lip, oral cavi

SUBMITTER: Qian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731843 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature