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Associations between edentulism and risk of neurodegenerative diseases among middle-aged and older adults in China: a decade-long cohort study.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC12855896 · PMID 41526419

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Consequently, some observed interactions, particularly those with wider confidence intervals or borderline significance, should be interpreted as exploratory and hypothesis-generating rather than confirmatory, to avoid an increased risk of Type I errors.

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