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Robust Ligature-Induced Model of Murine Periodontitis for the Evaluation of Oral Neutrophils
Published on: January 21, 2020
No association between multiple sclerosis and periodontitis after adjusting for smoking habits
M W Gustavsen1, E G Celius, S M Moen
1Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Background And Purpose:
Periodontitis has been reported to be associated with several systemic disorders, and recently a possible relationship with multiple sclerosis (MS) was suggested. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between periodontitis and MS in a Norwegian cohort.
Methods:
A case-control study in 756 MS patients and 1090 controls was conducted, and logistic regression analysis, adjusting for age, gender, place of residence, mononucleosis and smoking, was performed to investigate the association between MS and periodontitis.
Results:
In the unadjusted analysis a higher prevalence of periodontitis was seen in MS patients, but this difference was not statistically significant after adjusting for the covariates.
Conclusions:
The previously suggested association between MS and periodontitis is not supported in this study. Our results underline the importance of adjusting for relevant covariates in epidemiological research.
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