Association between the number of existing teeth and maintenance dialysis therapy: A cross-sectional study of adult male dentists.

Dental caries and periodontal disease are typical oral diseases frequently observed in patients with renal diseases. Tooth loss is an outcome of dental caries and periodontal disease, and the number of existing teeth is an indicator of oral health status. However, the association between the number...

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Main Authors: Minami Kondo, Marin Ishigami, Maho Omoda, Moeno Takeshita, Nishiki Arimoto, Rumi Nishimura, Tomoko Maehara, Toru Naito, Masaaki Kojima, Osami Umemura, Makoto Yokota, Nobuhiro Hanada, Kenji Wakai, Mariko Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309012