Periodontitis is associated with incident chronic liver disease-A population-based cohort study.
Jaana Sisko Helenius-HietalaAnna Liisa SuominenHellevi Merja A RuokonenMatti KnuuttilaPauli PuukkaAntti M JulaJukka H MeurmanFredrik O ÅbergPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
Periodontitis was associated with incident liver disease in the general population independently of various confounders. As a preventable disease, periodontal disease might present a modifiable risk factor for chronic liver disease.