Association between poor oral health and overall mortality in palliative care patients: An analysis using time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curves.

Mifumi Nakao Maiko Shimosato Naoki SakaneTakeshi Nakashima

Published in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2023)

Predicting disease prognosis based on patient oral health can enable clinicians to provide timely treatment.

Keyphrases

oral health
palliative care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
advanced cancer
case report
cardiovascular disease
patient reported outcomes