Oral Health and Brain Health
Steven J. Kittner, Breana L. Taylor
Abstract
Second, periodontal disease is potentially modifiable in the population. The limitation of all observational epidemiologic studies is the problem of confounding by incompletely measured or unmeasured variables, such as diet, health behaviors including oral hygiene, and the host response to infection. In addition, studies oral health and either cognitive decline or dementia may suffer from reverse causality; cognitive changes may lead to lessened oral hygiene and periodontal disease.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDementiaConfoundingDiseaseObservational studyOral hygieneCausality (physics)Stroke (engine)Cognitive declinePopulationPeriodontal diseaseInternal medicineDentistryEnvironmental healthPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMechanical engineeringEngineeringOral microbiology and periodontitis researchSalivary Gland Disorders and FunctionsDental Health and Care Utilization