SES and correlated factors do not explain the association between periodontal disease, edentulism, and cancer risk

Severe periodontal disease and edentulism have been previously reported to be significantly associated with cancer risk and mortality, including in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (2018); however, complex sources of confounding by socioeconomic status (SES), and characteristics correlated with SES, could have been present in earlier analyses. To capture life course SES and its correlates, we generated a propensity score and...