Association of periodontitis with incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korea: A retrospective cohort study.

A Korean cohort study of over 43,000 adults found that severe periodontitis was associated with increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome during nine years of follow-up, with the association being strongest in those aged 50–59 years.

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