Association between tooth loss, chronic conditions, and common risk factors: Results from the 2019 Brazilian Health Survey.

Tayse Caroline Cunha de MedeirosAlessandra Areas E SouzaRodolfo Coelho PratesIain ChappleJoão Paulo Steffens

Published in: Journal of periodontology (2022)

We conclude that certain chronic systemic conditions are associated with TL in Brazilian adults. This is likely because of shared risk factors; however, causal associations cannot be examined in this cross-sectional dataset.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cross sectional