Association of Periodontal Condition With Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Results of a 15‐Year Follow‐Up Study
Ville Myllymäki, Pekka Ylöstalo, Anna Liisa Suominen, Matti Knuuttila, Ulla Rajala, Sirkka Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Sirpa Anttila, Tuomas Saxlin · 2024
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Ville Myllymäki and co-authors followed Finnish adults for fifteen years to test whether gum health predicts blood sugar trouble, published in 2024. All participants, born in 1935, had normal glucose tolerance at the start in the early 1990s. Gum condition was graded by the number of deepened pockets around teeth, from none to many, plus toothlessness. At follow-up in 2007-2008, a glucose test checked who had developed impaired tolerance.
About twenty-three percent developed the impairment. Those with more deep pockets, and those with no teeth, showed higher rates, with adjusted risk ratios between one and a half and just under two. The confidence ranges were wide enough to include no effect, though. The authors say poor gum condition may predispose people to glucose problems. They call for further studies to firm up the link.
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| CREATOR | Ville Myllymäki, Pekka Ylöstalo, Anna Liisa Suominen, Matti Knuuttila, Ulla Rajala, Sirkka Keinänen‐Kiukaanniemi, Sirpa Anttila, Tuomas Saxlin |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |