title: [Association between oral conditions and colorectal cancer: A literature review and synthesis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic periodontitis and tooth loss are chronic oral conditions that, in recent decades, have been implicated in the occurrence of certain types of cancer. In this review, we address the question of whether colorectal cancer is associated with these oral conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Epidemiological studies evaluating a potential association between periodontitis, tooth loss and colorectal cancer are scarce. However, several mechanisms argue in favor of this association, notably inflammation, nutrition and possibly infection by specific bacteria, as suggested by this literature review.
authors.affiliation: Département de dentisterie de restauration, faculté de médecine dentaire, université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale centre-ville, H3C 3J7 Montréal (Québec) , Canada. Electronic address: amal.idrissi.janati@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Idrissi Janati
authors.affiliation: Service de parodontie, département de santé buccale, faculté de médecine dentaire, université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale centre-ville, H3C 3J7 Montréal (Québec) , Canada. Electronic address: robert.durand@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, 1151, Richmond Street, Kresge Building, K-214, N6A 5C1 London (Ontario) Canada. Electronic address: ikarp@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karp
authors.affiliation: Service de parodontie, département de santé buccale, faculté de médecine dentaire, université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale centre-ville, H3C 3J7 Montréal (Québec) , Canada. Electronic address: rene.voyer@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Voyer
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, faculté de médecine, université de Montréal, Montréal (Québec), Canada. Electronic address: jean-francois.latulippe@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Latulippe
authors.affiliation: Département de médecine sociale et préventive, école de santé publique, faculté de médecine dentaire, université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale centre-ville, H3C 3J7 Montréal (Québec), Canada. Electronic address: elham.emami@umontreal.ca.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emami
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Cancer colorectal; Chronic periodontitis; Colorectal cancer; Epidemiology; Etiology; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Maladie parodontale; Parodontite chronique; Periodontal disease; Tooth loss; Édentement; Épidémiologie; Étiologie