Is the Number of Missing Teeth Associated With Mortality? A Longitudinal Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort

Is the Number of Missing Teeth Associated With Mortality? A Longitudinal Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort

This study aimed to estimate the risk of mortality related to the number of missing teeth in a South Korean population. The ≥ 40-year-old population of the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort 2002–2003 was analyzed. Participants were selected from a total of 220,189 part...

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Main Authors: So Young Kim, Chang Ho Lee, Dae Myoung Yoo, Mi Jung Kwon, Ji Hee Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Soo-Hwan Byun, Bumjung Park, Hyo-Jeong Lee, Hyo Geun Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
tooth loss
mortality
risk factors
cohort studies
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.837743/full

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