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 | |