Association between the number of teeth and incident pre-diabetes among middle-aged adults with periodontal disease: a retrospective cohort analysis of Japanese claims data.
Kohei HasegawaAkinari SakuraiMasaru MizukiHiroshi KuritaTeruomi TsukaharaTetsuo NomiyamaPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Having fewer teeth was associated with a higher incidence of pre-diabetes. Due to the limitations of this study, however, causality remains undetermined.