Han Yang, Xiaoying Hu, Lan Luo, Shengjun Chen, Qinghui Ma, Yuezhen Liang, Yao Cheng, Zihao Ye, Baochang He, Jing Wang, Fa Chen
AIMS: To systematically investigate the association between individual and combined metal exposure and periodontitis. METHODS: Data encompassing complete periodontal examinations and metal detection in blood and urine samples were procured from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014. Three statistical methods, namely weighted logistic regression, Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR), and weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, were used to evaluate the independent and combined associations between metals and periodontitis...
April 26, 2024: Journal of Periodontal Research