Author's response to reviews Title: Association between tooth loss and orodigestive cancer mortality in an 80-year-old community-dwelling Japanese population: a 12-year prospective study Authors:

Association between tooth loss and orodigestive cancer mortality in an 80-year-old community-dwelling Japanese population: a 12-year prospective study

BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence has indicated a possible association between oral and gastrointestinal (orodigestive) cancers and periodontal disease or tooth loss. However, the evidence remains contradictory. This study investigated whether tooth loss, which is indicative of poor oral health and a potential source of oral infections, is associated with death from orodigestive cancer. M...

Relationship between tooth loss and mortality in 80-year-old Japanese community-dwelling subjects

BACKGROUND Findings from several studies suggest associations between tooth loss and health outcomes, including malnutrition, poor quality of life, and mortality, in older individuals. However, limited information is available regarding whether those associations remain true in very elderly subjects after adequately considering confounding factors such as sex and smoking status. Herein, we dete...

Author’s response to reviews Title: Pro-Adrenomedullin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling patients: a prospective cohort study Authors:

Title: Pro-Adrenomedullin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling patients: a prospective cohort study Authors: Jonas Odermatt ([email protected]) Marc Meili ([email protected]) Philipp Schuetz ([email protected]) Lara Hersberger ([email protected]) Rebekka Bolliger ([email protected]) Mirjam Christ-Crain ([email protected]) Matthias B...

Author's response to reviews Title: Factors associated with commencing smoking in 12-year-old students in Catalonia (Spain): a cross-sectional population-based study Authors:

Author's response to reviews Title: Plasma procalcitonin is associated with all-cause and cancer mortality in apparently healthy men: a prospective population-based study Authors: