Association of tooth loss and periodontal disease with all-cause mortality in cancer survivors: A cohort study based on NHANES.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing evidence supports the association between impaired oral health and elevated mortality. However, there is currently a lack of research on the impact of tooth loss and periodontal disease on survival outcomes in cancer survivors. This study aims to clarify the effect of tooth loss and periodontitis on all-cause mortality on cancer survivors.

Methods

The clinical data of cancer survivors were collected from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2018. Mortality data were obtained by linking to records in the National Death Index until December 31, 2019. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine the optimal threshold for discriminating mortality based on the number of teeth lost. Kaplan-Meier s

SUBMITTER: Wu YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11403487 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature