ArticleBiomedicines2023
Exploring the Relationship between Periodontitis, Anti-Periodontitis Therapy, and Extra-Oral Cancer Risk: Findings from a Nationwide Population-Based Study.
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- Association between periodontal disease and prostatic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- Periodontitis associated with prostate cancer and other urological cancers in patients over 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Article
- Frequency of periodontal disease in head and neck cancer patients after radiation therapy: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Associations Between Socioeconomic, Spatial and Educational Factors and Midlife Periodontal Disease Risk: Evidence From 'High School and Beyond'.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Article
- Periodontitis promotes tumor growth and immune evasion via PD-1/PD-L1.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2024Article
- Bidirectional Association between Periodontitis and Thyroid Disease: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Chronic Pancreatitis on the Occurrences of Human Cancers: Real-World Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the systemic impact of periodontitis, previously considered a local disease, on cancer occurrence. We enrolled 683,854 participants, comparing cancer incidence among those with and without periodontitis and assessing the impact of periodontal treatment on cancer risk. Regardless of gender, age, Charlson comorbidity index, or the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, periodontitis patients had a lower overall cancer risk than controls. However, men with periodontitis had a higher risk of prostate cancer (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.10-1.35), and both men and women had a higher risk of thyroid cancer (women: aHR = 1.20, 95%CI = 1.04-1.38; men: aHR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.15-1.99). Patients with periodontitis who received treatment showed a reduced cancer risk (aHR = 0.41; 95% CI = 0.38-0.44) compared to untreated patients. Proper treatment for periodontitis may lower an individual's cancer risk more than if they did not have the disease at all, suggesting that periodontitis is a modifiable risk factor for cancer.
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