Periodontal Disease Assessed Using Clinical Dental Measurements and Cancer Risk in the ARIC Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While evidence is increasingly consistent with a positive association between periodontitis and cancer risk, most studies have relied on self-reported periodontitis. In this study, we prospectively evaluated the association of periodontal disease severity with cancer risk in black and white older adults in a cohort study that included a dental examination.

Methods

Included were 7466 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study cohort who at visit 4 (1996-1998) reported being edentulous or underwent the dental examination. Probing depth and gingival recession were measured at six sites on all teeth; these measurements were used to define periodontal disease severity. Incident cancers (n = 1648) and cancer deaths (n = 547) were ascertained during a

SUBMITTER: Michaud DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093423 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature