Is periodontitis a risk indicator for cancer? A meta-analysis.

The aim of the present systematic review was to evaluate the hypothesis of an association between periodontitis and the development of cancer.Two reviewers independently screened electronic and manual sources for pertinent articles. Primary outcome measures were the occurrence of neoplasm diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Stefano Corbella, Paolo Veronesi, Viviana Galimberti, Roberto Weinstein, Massimo Del Fabbro, Luca Francetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5903629?pdf=render