Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

From: Presence of periodontitis may synergistically contribute to cancer progression via Treg and IL-6

Inclusion criteria

Cancer patients

20 years of age or older, diagnosed with solid cancer, and not yet started treatment

Non-cancer patients

20 years of age or older without any history of cancer

Exclusion criteria

Any previous treatment for malignancy

 

Edentulous

 

Immunosuppressive disease

 

Using drugs with immunosuppressive effects

 

Recent active treatment for periodontitis