Examining Association of Receipt of Dental Care With Late-Stage Head and Neck Cancer
Patients who had any dental visits in the year prior to cancer diagnosis had lower odds of being diagnosed with late-stage HNC.
Authors
- Daniel J. Pihlstrom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9925-0664)
- Priyanka Gautom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-9506)
- Alexandra Varga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4735-4845)
- David M. Mosen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6176-0893)
- A I Petrik
- Matthew P. Banegas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6158-7162)
- Rebecca J. Hammon
Institutions
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Clackamas Radiation Oncology Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (US)
- Education Northwest (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Permanente Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7812/tpp/25.086
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00