Elevated Prevalence of Oral HPV Infection Among Females with Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
In the general population, periodontitis does not appear to be a major risk factor for oral HPV; however, female with moderate to severe periodontitis and individuals with higher educati-on showed increased odds of oral HPV infection, suggesting that maintaining periodontal health may be particularly important for HPV related risk management in these subgroups.
Authors
- Defeng Liang
- Shanshan Ha
- Donglei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5682-8905)
- Yanfen Li
- Xincai Zhou
- Yixun Wang
- Zhiying Chen
- Qing Zeng
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2446
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00