Table 2.
Association of Number of dental visits (fully adjusted for confounding factors) as a causative factor of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC)/ Head and Neck Cancer (HNC)/ Carcinoma of Oral Cavity and Oropharynx (OCP)/ Upper Airway and Digestive Tract Cancers (UADT)
| STUDY | COHORT | FREQUENCY | OR | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen [15] | OSCC | 0/Year <1 >=1 |
1 0.92 0.39 |
1 0.35-2.38 0.08-1.85 |
| Chang [16] | OSCC | Every 6 months or less 6-12 No |
1 0.81 3.73 |
1 0.13-4.96 1.60-8.72 |
| Guneri [17] | OSCC | Infrequent | 0.171 | - |
| Rosenquist [36] | OSCC | Regular | 0.4 | 0.2-0.6 |
| Balaram [10] | OSCC | Yes | M= 0.89 F= 0.41 |
0.56–1.42 0.19–0.87 |
| Talamini [18] | OSCC | >=1 in 5 years <1 in 5 years |
0.8 1.1 |
0.4-1.6 0.5-2.6 |
| Franco [20] | OSCC | <1/ year >=1/ year |
0.6 0.6 |
0.3-1.3 0.1-2.3 |
| Kawakita [21] | HNC | >=1 /year 1/ 2-4 years 1/>=5 years never |
1 1.72 2.09 3.70 |
1 1.10-2.67 1.40-3.14 2.51-5.45 |
| Hashim [22] | HNC | >=1/ year | 0.82 | 0.78-0.87 |
| Tsai [23] | HNC | <=6 months 6-12 months No |
1 0.78 2.19 |
- 0.30-2.04 1.30-3.70 |
| Divaris [37] | HNC | Routine visit | 0.68 | 0.53-0.87 |
| Marques [24] | OCP | Occasional Never |
1.5 2.25 |
0.8-2.8 1.3-4.8 |
| Garrote [25] | OCP | >=1 in 5 years <1 in 5 years |
1.61 0.71 |
0.83-3.07 0.64-1.86 |
| Ahrens [26] | UADT | Every year 2-5 years <5 years never |
1 1.25 1.52 1.93 |
1 1.02-1.53 1.23-1.87 1.48-2.51 |