Journal of clinical periodontology
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J. Clin. Periodontol. · Feb 2014
Comparative StudyNumber of teeth, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and cardiovascular mortality: a 15-year follow-up study in a Finnish cohort.
To test whether the number of teeth, an inverse proxy for composite oral infection scores is associated with better survival. ⋯ Each increment of 10 teeth from the edentulous state was associated with a 27% improved CVD survival, independent of low-grade systemic inflammation.