Fewer teeth are a risk factor for being underweight in community-dwelling Japanese aged 40 years and older: The Yamagata (Takahata) Study.

Shigeo IshikawaTsuneo KontaShinji SusaKenichi IshizawaHitoshi TogashiYoshiyuki UenoIsao KubotaHidetoshi YamashitaTakamasa KayamaMitsuyoshi Iino

Published in: International journal of dental hygiene (2018)

This study showed an independent association between the number of teeth and an underweight status, indicating that fewer teeth can increase the risk of being underweight.

Keyphrases

community dwelling