Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank.
Rivier C, Renedo D, de Havenon A, Sunmonu N, Gill T, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Falcone G. Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank. Neurology 2023, 102: e208010. PMID: 38165331, PMCID: PMC10870735, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000208010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological Specimen BanksCross-Sectional StudiesDementiaDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeuroimagingOral HealthStrokeWhite MatterConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthBrain healthRisk factorsNeuroimaging markerWMH volumeHealth profileMD scoreSelf-reported poor oral healthCross-sectional neuroimaging studiesFractional anisotropyWhite matter hyperintensity volumeModifiable risk factorsWhite matter injuryPresence of denturesMendelian randomizationMiddle-aged personsFA scoreMiddle-aged participantsLoose teethCardiovascular diseaseHyperintensity volumeBrain MRIModifiable processEarly intervention