Periodontitis, Edentulism, and Accelerated Biological Aging: A Population-Based Study of Epigenetic Clocks.

Researchers found that severe periodontitis and tooth loss were associated with accelerated epigenetic aging (biological age advancement of 1–2 years) in adults aged 50 and over, suggesting oral disease may relate to systemic aging processes.

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