Masticatory function in nursing home residents: Correlation with the nutritional status and oral health-related quality of life.
Mariana Marinho Davino de MedeirosMayara Abreu PinheiroOlívia Maria Costa de FigueredoLuiz Fabrício Santos de OliveiraRayssa Lucena WanderleyYuri Wanderley CavalcantiRenata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues GarciaPublished in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2020)
The absence of teeth and dentures negatively affected the masticatory function. Although the masticatory function was not correlated with institutionalised elders' nutrition, their OHRQoL was negatively impacted.
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