Siobhan Scarlett

2 weeks ago | agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Lewis Winning |Siobhan Scarlett |Mark Ward |Michael Crowe

Key points ○ This large prospective cohort study of 8494 older Irish adults provides valuable insights into the impact of tooth loss on mortality risk, highlighting the potential role of oral health in broader health outcomes. ○ Edentulism was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, particularly respiratory and cancer mortality.

Sep 18, 2024 | cambridge.org | Lewis Winning |Siobhan Scarlett |Michael Crowe |Michael O’Sullivan

Periodontitis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease associated with dysbiotic dental plaque biofilms and characterised by progressive destruction of the tooth-supporting structures(Reference Papapanou, Sanz and Buduneli1). The global age-standardised prevalence of severe periodontitis was 9·8 % (95 % uncertainty interval 8·2 %–11·4 %) in 2017, whilst the number of prevalent cases was 796 million (95 % uncertainty interval 671–930 million) worldwide(Reference Bernabe, Marcenes and Hernandez2).