Relation between number of teeth, malnutrition, and 3-year mortality in elderly individuals ≥85 years.
Kensuke NishioYasumichi AraiYukiko AbeMichiyo TakayamaMai FukasawaDaichi OikawaTomoka ItoMasaki TakatsuToshimitsu IinumaPublished in: Oral diseases (2021)
In the very elderly, malnutrition-but not the number of teeth-was independently associated with 3-year all-cause mortality after adjusting for various health issues.