Preoperative evaluation of oral hygiene may predict the overall survival of patients with esophageal cancer.

Takayoshi WatanabeMakoto SohdaMai KimHideyuki SaitoYasunari UbukataNobuhiro NakazawaKengo KuriyamaKeigo HaraAkihiko SanoMakoto SakaiHiroomi OgawaTakehiko YokoboriSatoshi YokooKen ShirabeHiroshi Saeki

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2022)

Oral evaluation, focusing on tooth loss and periodontal disease, is meaningful in predicting the long-term prognosis of postoperative esophageal cancer patients.

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