Association between Toothbrushing and Cancer Risk

Most cancers are lifestyle-related and are thus preventable. Lifestyle habits can be improved by individual efforts; for example, because oral health is suggested to play a preventive role in cancer risk, toothbrushing is considered a critical and fundamental measure for controlling oral health. Thi...

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Published inJournal of lifestyle medicine Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 31
Main Authors Enomoto, Akifumi, Takada, Yuto, Shimoide, Takeshi, Lee, Atsushi-Doksa, Kinoshita, Yuko, Kawaguchi, Miku, Kakiuchi, Yasuhiro, Tabuchi, Takahiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) 29.02.2024
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Toothbrushing
Neoplasms
Oral health
Risk factors
Life style
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Summary:Most cancers are lifestyle-related and are thus preventable. Lifestyle habits can be improved by individual efforts; for example, because oral health is suggested to play a preventive role in cancer risk, toothbrushing is considered a critical and fundamental measure for controlling oral health. This study aimed to investigate the association between toothbrushing and cancer risk. Cross-sectional data from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey, a large-scale (n = 32,000) online survey conducted in 2022, were used. From September 12 to October 19, 2022, questionnaires were distributed to candidates selected by simple random sampling from a Japanese Internet research company's panelists to represent the Japanese population. The association between toothbrushing and cancer risk according to cancer prevalence was then analyzed. Among all 32,000 participants, 2,495 (7.8%) who had any cancer previously were analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between toothbrushing habit and cancer risk. The findings of this study suggest that daily toothbrushing is essential for maintaining oral health and preventing cancer.
ISSN:2234-8549