ArticleBritish journal of cancer2022
Poor dental health and risk of pancreatic cancer: a nationwide registry-based cohort study in Sweden, 2009-2016.
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- Periodontitis and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The interrelationship between periodontitis and pancreatic cancer: a retrospective cohort study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome and Subsequent Risk for Pancreatic Cancer.JAMA oncology · 2025Article
- Oral and fecal microbiome alterations in pancreatic cancer: insights into potential diagnostic biomarkers.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- The association between poor dental health and gastric cancer risk: a nationwide cohort and sibling-controlled study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Oral Medicine and Oral Clinical Chemistry Game Changers for Future Plaque Control and Maintenance: PerioSafeDentistry journal · 2025Article
- Integrated periodontal pathogens and circulating miRNAs: a novel non-invasive panel of biomarkers for pancreatic cancer.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Advances in hybridized nanoarchitectures for improved oro-dental health.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Review
- Pancreatic Cancer: A Review of Risk Factors.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- The Role of Microbiota in Pancreatic Cancer.Cancers · 2023Review
- Could there be an interplay between periodontal changes and pancreatic malignancies?World journal of clinical cases · 2023Review
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- aMMP-8 POCT for Periodontal Disease: An Indicator of Poor Oral Health.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have reported inconsistent results regarding the association between poor dental health and pancreatic cancer risk. This study aimed to assess this association using a well-functioning nationwide dental health registry in Sweden.
methodsInformation of exposures (dental caries, root canal infection, mild inflammation, and periodontitis; the number of teeth) was ascertained from the Swedish Dental Health Register, and occurrence of pancreatic cancer was identified from both cancer and cause of death registries. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated using Cox models.
resultsDuring a median of 7.2 years of follow-up, 10,081 pancreatic cancers were identified among 5,889,441 individuals. Compared with the healthy status, a higher risk of pancreatic cancer was observed in individuals with root canal infection, mild inflammation, and periodontitis in the <50 age group (P for trend <0.001). In the 50-70 age group, only the subgroup with periodontitis had an excess risk (multivariable-adjusted HR = 1.20, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11-1.29). No positive association with statistical significance was observed in the 70+ age group. Individuals with fewer teeth tended to have a higher risk in all age groups.
conclusionsOur results confirmed the association between poor dental health and pancreatic cancer risk, which warrants further studies on underlying mechanisms.
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