Type 2 diabetes and its characteristics are associated with poor oral health: findings from 60,590 senior women from the E3N study

• Main Authors: Nasser Laouali (Author), Douae El Fatouhi (Author), Gloria Aguayo (Author), Beverley Balkau (Author), Marie-Christine B (Author), Fabrice Bonnet (Author), Guy Fagherazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been identified as a risk factor for poor oral health, however, a limited number of oral health and T2D characteristics have been studied so far. We sought to assess T2D status, age at diagnosis, duration since diagnosis and treatment in relation to a va...