TY - T1 - Childhood oral infections associate with adulthood metabolic syndrome: A longitudinal cohort study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/318887 T3 - A1 - Pussinen, Pirkko; Paju, Susanna; Viikari, Jorma; Salminen, Aino; Taittonen, Leena; Laitinen, Tomi; Burgner, David; Kähönen, Mika; Lehtimäki, T.; Hutri-Kähönen, Niina; Raitakari, Olli; Juonala, Markus A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - Chronic oral infection/inflammation is cross-sectionally associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adults, but there are few longitudinal studies and studies on childhood oral infections and adult MetS risk. We investigated whether childhood clinical parameters indicative of oral infection/inflammation were associated with adulthood MetS and its components. A total of 755 children aged 6, 9, and 12 y underwent a clinical oral examination in 1980 as part of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Fin... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - ADOLESCENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDREN; DENTAL-CARIES; MISSING TEETH; OBESITY; PERIODONTAL-DISEASE; TRENDS; caries; gingivitis; inflammation; pediatric dentistry; periodontal disease(s); periodontitis; 313 Dentistry N1 - PP - ER -