Primary study · included by 1 review

Periodontitis and cancer mortality: Register-based cohort study of 68,273 adults in 10-year follow-up.

Heikkila 2018 · Heikkilä Pia, But Anna, Sorsa Timo, et al. · International journal of cancer · 2018

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Periodontitis and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Heikkila 2018 · Table 1; Figure 3; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pancreatic cancer incidence or risk
Periodontitis (clinical, radiographic, self-reported, registry diagnosis or tooth loss attributable to periodontal disease) vs No periodontitis or healthy/mild periodontal status
logHR 0.44 [-0.18, 1.06]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Pancreatic cancer incidence or risk
Periodontitis (clinical, radiographic, self-reported, registry diagnosis or tooth loss attributable to periodontal disease) vs No periodontitis or healthy/mild periodontal status
HR 1.56 [1.28, 1.89]8 studies · 476245 participantsVery low
Pancreatic cancer incidence or risk
Periodontitis (clinical, radiographic, self-reported, registry diagnosis or tooth loss attributable to periodontal disease) vs No periodontitis or healthy/mild periodontal status
logHR 0.45 [0.20, 0.71]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Pancreatic cancer incidence or risk
Periodontitis (clinical, radiographic, self-reported, registry diagnosis or tooth loss attributable to periodontal disease) vs No periodontitis or healthy/mild periodontal status
logHR 0.53 [0.29, 0.76]4 studiesGRADE not reported

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