Is there a relationship between periodontal disease and oral cancer? A systematic review of currently available evidence

Highlights • We reviewed indexed literature to assess the association between periodontal disease and oral cancer. • Twelve clinical studies were identified amongst which, most of the participants were males. • Periodontal disease is associated with a small but significant increase in risk for oral...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical reviews in oncology/hematology 2016-01, Vol.97, p.197-205
Hauptverfasser: Javed, Fawad, Warnakulasuriya, Saman
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We reviewed indexed literature to assess the association between periodontal disease and oral cancer. • Twelve clinical studies were identified amongst which, most of the participants were males. • Periodontal disease is associated with a small but significant increase in risk for oral cancer.
ISSN:1040-8428
1879-0461
DOI:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.08.018