An increasing trend in hazard with decreasing number of teeth is only observed in the younger group (attained age <80 years), HR 1.51, 2.06 and 2.48 in individuals with 4–5, 2–3 and 0–1 reference teeth remaining respectively, compared to the group with all 6 reference teeth remaining ( P -value for trend <0.001).
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Poor oral health and risk of incident myocardial infarction: A prospective cohort study of Swedish adults, 1973-2012.
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Increased risks of total, non-fatal and fatal myocardial infarction events among individuals with fewer reference teeth at examination, more dental plaque and a borderline significant increased risk among individuals with oral lesions were observed.
Presence of Candida -related, denture-related or tongue lesions was associated with a small increased hazard of total, non-fatal and fatal MI events, of borderline significance (Tables 2 – 4 ).