Journal
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 12, Pages 1597-1604Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13557
Keywords
all-cause mortality; cause-specific mortality; periodontal disease; tooth loss
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- Intramural Research Program of the NIH
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [Z01 ES044005]
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This study found that periodontal disease and tooth loss are associated with increased all-cause mortality and certain specific cause-specific mortality outcomes.
Aim Studies have found that periodontal disease and tooth loss are associated with increased mortality; however, associations with cause-specific mortality and all-cause mortality within specific subgroups have not been thoroughly investigated. Materials and methods We examined the association of self-reported periodontal disease and disease/decay-related tooth loss with subsequent all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Sister Study, a prospective cohort study of 50,884 women aged 35-74 years at baseline, whose sister was diagnosed with breast cancer. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the associations were calculated with adjustment for relevant confounders. Results With a mean follow-up of 10.9 years (range 0.1-14.3), 2058 women died. Participants with periodontal disease had a slightly higher rate of all-cause mortality (HR = 1.08, 95% CI 0.98-1.19), while participants with tooth loss had an increased rate of all-cause mortality (HR = 1.15, 95% CI 1.05-1.26). For cause-specific mortality, women with tooth loss had increased rates of death from circulatory system diseases, respiratory system diseases, and endocrine/metabolic diseases. Results varied in stratified models, but no heterogeneity across strata was found. Conclusions In this large prospective study, periodontal disease and tooth loss were associated with all-cause and certain specific cause-specific mortality outcomes.
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