Higher number of lost teeth (per one additional lost tooth) vs One fewer missing tooth
Malignant transformation (oral cancer development) · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)
The number of missing teeth (per tooth) was not significantly associated with oral cancer (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.92-1.01); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
- Periodontitis and the risk of oral cancer: a meta-analysis of case-control studies. 2024 All outcomesNot specified · Case-control studies conducted in Asia (n=6), Europe (n=5), USA (n=2) and other countries (n=3) · Missing teeth (per tooth)OR 0.96 [0.92, 1.01]2 studiesGRADE not reported