Association between periodontal disease and tooth loss and mortality in an elderly Chinese population.

CONCLUSION: Periodontal diseases and tooth loss were the potential predictors of total mortality even after adjustment for confounding factors. However, these were not independent indicators for CVD mortality. PMID: 32020486 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - February 3, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Qi L, Qian Y, Zhu F, Cao N, Lu H, Zhang L Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research