Heavy metals in drinking water and periodontitis: evidence from the national oral health survey from China

CONCLUSIONS: Exposures to essential trace heavy metals in drinking water were associated with greater odds of periodontitis. Given the growing burden of periodontitis, our study sheds light on tailored public health policies for improving drinking water standards to alleviate periodontitis impairment.PMID:37667326 | DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-16391-3

Source: Cancer Control - September 4, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shuduo Zhou Wenjing Li Jun Wan Yixuan Fu Hongye Lu Na Li Xu Zhang Yan Si Xing Wang Xiping Feng Baojun Tai Deyu Hu Huancai Lin Bo Wang Chunxiao Wang Shuguo Zheng Xuenan Liu Wensheng Rong Weijian Wang Xuliang Deng Zhenyu Zhang Source Type: research