Oral function and its association with nutrition and quality of life in nursing home residents with and without dementia: A cross-sectional study.
Liza J M van de RijtAlexandra R FeastVictoria VickerstaffElizabeth L SampsonFrank LobbezooPublished in: Gerodontology (2021)
Oral function and nutritional status of residents with dementia was poorer than those without. Almost half of all residents had insufficient oral function, which was negatively associated with QoL and nutritional status.