ORAL SIGNAL EVIDENCE INDEX
What is actually supported?
A living evidence library for oral-systemic health. We separate association, causality, intervention effect and economic value instead of collapsing them into one claim.
ConditionSignalRelationshipEconomics
DiabetesStrongBidirectional association supported by longitudinal evidencePromising but not yet uniform across populations or programsCardiovascular diseaseModerateConsistent epidemiologic association with periodontal diseaseEmergingPregnancy outcomesModeratePeriodontal disease has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomesEmergingDementia and cognitive declineEmergingObservational associations have been reportedEarlyRespiratory healthModerateOral health can interact with respiratory risk, especially in medically vulnerable populationsEmergingChronic kidney diseaseEmergingAssociations with periodontal disease have been describedEarlyMETHOD
Strong does not mean causal.
Our signal rating reflects the maturity and consistency of the relationship evidence. Each topic separately reports causal certainty, intervention evidence and economic evidence.
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