Review Article

Interaction between Chronic Inflammation and Oral HPV Infection in the Etiology of Head and Neck Cancers

Table 4

Odds Ratios for Tumor HPV Status Associated with Periodontal Variables.

Crude ORAdjusted OR
[95% CI]*[95% CI]

Alveolar Bone Loss
(per millimeter)
2.86 [1.03–7.98]3.96 [1.18– 13.36]
Missing Teeth
(per tooth)
0.94 [0.86–1.02]0.95 [0.74–1.21]

*Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
Adjusted odds ratios were derived from multiple logistic regression model including age at diagnosis, gender, race/ethnicity, alcohol use, smoking status, ABL and number of missing teeth.