Periodontal disease and risk of benign prostate hyperplasia: a cross-sectional study

Periodontal disease and risk of benign prostate hyperplasia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Both periodontal disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia are age-related diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the association between periodontal disease and the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Methods A total of 4930 pa...

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Main Authors: Lan Wu, Bing-Hui Li, Yun-Yun Wang, Chao-Yang Wang, Hao Zi, Hong Weng, Qiao Huang, You-Jia Zhu, Xian-Tao Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Military Medical Research
Subjects:
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Periodontal disease
Periodontitis
Risk factor
Inflammatory disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40779-019-0223-8

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