Factors Associated With Becoming Edentulous in the US Health and Retirement Study.
Jane A WeintraubBrian OrleansMargherita FontanaCeib PhillipsJudith A JonesPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
Although more contemporaneous data are needed to determine causality, regular dental utilization and smoking are modifiable factors that could prevent edentulism, even when many other comorbid conditions are present. J Am Geriatr Soc, 1-7, 2019. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2318-2324, 2019.