Prevalence of cancer in relation to signs of periodontal inflammation.

We investigated the associations between periodontal inflammation (gingivitis and periodontitis) and all-kind malignancies, specifically breast and prostate cancer, in a cohort followed-up for 30 years. The study hypothesis was based on the oral inflammation vs. systemic health paradigm. A sample of...

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Main Authors: Jukka H Meurman, Håkan Källmén, Leif C Andersson, Tulay Yucel-Lindberg, Birgitta Söder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276375