Edentulism or Poor Oral Hygiene: Which Is the Stronger Predictor for All-Cause Mortality?

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC11765991 · PMID 39860376

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The additional adjustment for CRP attenuated the risk reduction slightly (HR = 0.51) and the p -value became marginally significant ( p = 0.06), indicating the OHS impact on all-cause mortality is, at least in part, due to inflammation.

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