Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan.

Viviana AlbaniKensuke NishioTomoka ItoEftychia KotroniaPaula MoynihanLouise RobinsonBarbara HanrattyAndrew KingstonYukiko AbeMichiyo TakayamaToshimitsu IinumaYasumichi AraiSheena E Ramsay

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2021)

Different markers of poor oral health are independently associated with worse physical functioning and frailty in the oldest old age groups. Research to understand the underlying pathways is needed.

Keyphrases

oral health
physical activity
mental health
community dwelling
case control