Better oral hygiene is associated with a reduced risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide cohort study
Jung-Hyun Park,
Moo-Seok Park,
Hyung-Jun Kim
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between oral health parameters and osteoporotic fracture.MethodsThe study included participants who received oral health screening by dentists from the National Health Screening cohort database of Korea between 2003 and 2006. The primary outcome was osteoporotic fracture occurrence, which was defined using specific international classification of diseases-10 codes; vertebral fracture (S22.0, S22.1, S32.0, S32.7, T08, M48.4, M48.5, and … Show more
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