The relationship between subjective oral frailty and adverse health outcomes or medical and dental expenditures in the latter-stage older adult: A 6-year longitudinal study.

Tokiko DoiMakoto FukuiMasami YoshiokaYoshifumi OkamotoManabu ShimomuraKimi MatsumotoMiwa MatsuyamaDaisuke Hinode

Published in: Clinical and experimental dental research (2023)

These results suggest that subjective oral frailty in the latter-stage older adult is related to subsequent adverse health outcomes and an increase in medical and dental expenditures.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
healthcare
oral health
middle aged
physical activity
sleep quality
childhood cancer
adverse drug
emergency department
young adults
depressive symptoms