Association of periodontitis with tinnitus: A population‐based cohort study in Taiwan

• Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 970 - 979
• Main Authors: Su, Suzanne Ying‐Shan, Chien, Wu‐Chien, Chung, Chi‐Hsiang, Su, Wan‐Fu, Fu, Earl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Cohort analysis; Gum disease; national health programmes; otologic diseases; Patients; Periodontitis; Population studies; Population-based studies; Risk factors; Tinnitus; Taiwan; database; national health programs; tinnitus; otologic diseases; periodontitis

Aim Tinnitus, ringing in the ears, is speculated to be driven by inflammation. This study examined whether periodontitis is a risk factor for tinnitus using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Materials and Methods Among the 79,456 patients who visited for dental concerns, 11,...