Poor dental health and risk of pancreatic cancer: a nationwide registry-based cohort study in Sweden, 2009-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the association between poor dental health and pancreatic cancer risk. This study aimed to assess this association using a well-functioning nationwide dental health registry in Sweden.

Methods

Information of exposures (dental caries, root canal infection, mild inflammation, and periodontitis; the number of teeth) was ascertained from the Swedish Dental Health Register, and occurrence of pancreatic cancer was identified from both cancer and cause of death registries. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox models.

Results

During a median of 7.2 years of follow-up, 10,081 pancreatic cancers were identified among 5,889,441 individuals. Compared with the healthy status, a higher risk of pancreat

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9726876 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature