Association between tooth loss and orodigestive cancer mortality in an 80-year-old community-dwelling Japanese population: a 12-year prospective study

BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence has indicated a possible association between oral and gastrointestinal (orodigestive) cancers and periodontal disease or tooth loss. However, the evidence remains contradictory. This study investigated whether tooth loss, which is indicative of poor oral health...

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Autores principales: Ansai, Toshihiro, Takata, Yutaka, Yoshida, Akihiro, Soh, Inho, Awano, Shuji, Hamasaki, Tomoko, Sogame, Akira, Shimada, Naoko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-814

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24011063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-814

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