Combinations of chronic conditions, functional limitations and geriatric syndromes associated with periodontal disease.
Hussam M AlqahtaniSiran M KoroukianKurt C StangeNabil F BissadaNicholas K SchiltzPublished in: Family medicine and community health (2022)
Rather than chronic conditions or geriatric syndromes, PD was associated with sociodemographic factors and functional limitations. Accounting for the co-occurrence of sociodemographic and functional limitations will help recognise older adults who are at an increased vulnerability to the severity of PD.