Dental and oral symptoms and the risk of incident systemic lupus erythematosus: a prospective study of 438,555 UK biobank participants
Mouth ulcers, painful gums and loose or lost teeth were associated with an increased risk of SLE. Moreover, an increased number of oral health symptoms was associated with a greater risk of SLE onset.
Authors
- Yinyan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0518-4166)
- Xinyin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-2376)
- Xuemei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4501-7098)
- Yan‐Cong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5047-3445)
- Yalan Hu
- Boya Xu
- Weiru Zhang
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06788-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.34
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China