Oral cancer patients (cases) vs Healthy controls
Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)
The mean number of missing teeth did not differ significantly between oral cancer patients and controls (SMD 0.59, 95% CI -0.04 to 1.22); 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 (mean count)SMD 0.59 [-0.04, 1.22]3 studiesGRADE not reported