Autoimmune Diseases and Oral Health: 30-Year Follow-Up of a Swedish Cohort

Oral infections up-regulate a number of systemic inflammatory reactions that, in turn, play a role in the development of systemic diseases. We investigated the association between oral health and autoimmune diseases in a cohort of Swedish adults. Hypothesis was that poor oral health associates with...

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Main Authors: Anna Julkunen, Anna Maria Heikkinen, Birgitta Söder, Per-Östen Söder, Sanna Toppila-Salmi, Jukka H. Meurman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Dentistry Journal
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/6/1/1