The effect of prosthetic rehabilitation with or without dietary advice on nutritional status in elderly patients: a systematic review.
Jandenilson Alves BrígidoWellington Luiz de Oliveira da RosaRafael Guerra LundPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)
Isolated prosthetic rehabilitation may not have the effect of exerting a change in nutritional status of edentulous elderly patients. In general, simultaneous dietary consulting and prosthetic treatment in combination may improve dietary habits, since masticatory capacity and efficiency are not the only factors that influence the nutritional status of a patient.
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