Risk of dementia in patients with periodontitis and related protective factors: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: Periodontitis was a risk factor for dementia, while the use of statins and metformin may reduce the risk of dementia.
PMID: 32991015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology - Category: Dentistry Authors: Lee CY, Chang CC, Lin CS, Yeh CC, Hu CJ, Wu CZ, Chen TL, Liao CC Tags: J Clin Periodontol Source Type: research
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