Tooth loss and risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke: A dose-response meta analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Conflicting results identifying the association between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease and stroke have been reported. Therefore, a dose-response meta-analysis was performed to clarify and quantitatively assess the correlation between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease and stroke risk. Up t...

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Main Authors: Fei Cheng, Mi Zhang, Quan Wang, Haijun Xu, Xiao Dong, Zhen Gao, Jiajuan Chen, Yunjie Wei, Fen Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5874035?pdf=render