Periodontitis and early mortality among adults treated with hemodialysis: a multinational propensity-matched cohort study

Periodontitis and early mortality among adults treated with hemodialysis: a multinational propensity-matched cohort study

Abstract Background Periodontitis is associated with cardiovascular mortality in the general population and adults with chronic diseases. However, it is unclear whether periodontitis predicts survival in the setting of kidney failure. Methods ORAL-D was a propensity matched analysis in 3338 dentate...

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Main Authors: Marinella Ruospo, Suetonia C Palmer, Germaine Wong, Jonathan C Craig, Massimo Petruzzi, Michele De Benedittis, Pauline Ford, David W Johnson, Marcello Tonelli, Patrizia Natale, Valeria Saglimbene, Fabio Pellegrini, Eduardo Celia, Ruben Gelfman, Miguel R Leal, Marietta Torok, Paul Stroumza, Anna Bednarek-Skublewska, Jan Dulawa, Luc Frantzen, Domingo del Castillo, Staffan Schon, Amparo G Bernat, Jorgen Hegbrant, Charlotta Wollheim, Letizia Gargano, Casper P. Bots, Giovanni FM Strippoli, on behalf of the ORALD Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
End-stage kidney disease
Hemodialysis
Oral health
Periodontal disease
All-cause mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0574-x

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