Oral cancer patients (cases) vs Healthy controls
Alveolar bone loss · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)
Alveolar bone loss did not differ significantly between oral cancer patients and controls (SMD 0.18, 95% CI -2.34 to 2.69; extreme heterogeneity); 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) · ABL (alveolar bone loss)SMD 0.18 [-2.34, 2.69]2 studiesGRADE not reported