Impact of oral hygiene on head and neck cancer risk in a Chinese population

Daisuke Kawakita, Yuan Chin Amy Lee, Qian Li, Yuji Chen, Chien Jen Chen, Wan Lun Hsu, Pei Jen Lou, Cairong Zhu, Jian Pan, Hongbing Shen, Hongxia Ma, Lin Cai, Baochang He, Yu Wang, Xiaoyan Zhou, Qinghai Ji, Baosen Zhou, Wei Wu, Jie Ma, Paolo BoffettaZuo Feng Zhang, Min Dai, Mia Hashibe

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Abstract

Background: Although the impact of oral hygiene on head and neck cancer risk has been investigated, few studies have been conducted among the Asian population. Methods: We conducted a multicenter case-control study to investigate this potential association. We performed unconditional multiple logistic regression models adjusted by potential confounders. Results: We observed an inverse association of frequency of dental visits with head and neck cancer risk, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 3.70 (95% CI 2.51-5.45) for never dental visits compared with ≥1 time/year (Ptrend <.001). We also observed a positive association between the number of missing teeth and head and neck cancer risk, with an adjusted OR for ≥5 missing teeth compared with <5 missing teeth of 1.49 (95% CI 1.08-2.04). Combining multiple oral hygiene indicators, poor oral hygiene scores increased head and neck cancer risk. Conclusion: Poor oral hygiene may increase head and neck cancer risk in the Chinese population. Therefore, improving oral hygiene may contribute to reducing the head and neck cancer risk in the Chinese population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2549-2557
Number of pages9
JournalHead and Neck
Volume39
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2017

Keywords

  • Chinese
  • dental care
  • head and neck cancer
  • oral hygiene
  • risk

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