Abstract abstract
British Dental Journal 202, 35 (2007)
Published online: 13 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/bdj.2006.115
Physical health; oral hygiene:
Spurious associations in oral epidemiological research: the case of dental flossing and obesity
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Abstract
An association between flossing behaviour and body mass index (BMI) illustrates that behavioural factors are a major confounder in studies alleging causal relationships between dental disease and systemic diseases.
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