Periodontitis and cognitive impairment in older adults: The mediating role of mitochondrial dysfunction

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Authors

An Li · University Medical Center Groningen

Mi Du · Shandong University

Yuntao Chen · University Medical Center Groningen

Luc Marks · University Medical Center Groningen

Anita Visser · University Medical Center Groningen

Shulan Xu · Guangdong Province Stomatological Hospital

Geerten‐Has E. Tjakkes

Abstract

The findings suggest that MMA, a biomarker of mitochondrial dysfunction, plays a mediating role in the link between periodontitis and cognitive impairment in older adults aged ≥60 years.

Topics & Keywords

Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Dental Health and Care Utilization Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Periodontology

Volume 93, Issue 9, pp. 1302-1313

DOI: 10.1002/jper.21-0620

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