Dental prosthetic treatment reduced the risk of weight loss among older adults with tooth loss.

Taro KusamaNoriko NakazawaSakura Kiuchi Katsunori KondoKen OsakaJun Aida

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)

Our study revealed that tooth loss increased the risk of clinically critical levels of weight loss among community-dwelling older adults. However, this risk was reduced by dental prosthetic treatment.

Keyphrases

weight loss
type diabetes
combination therapy
skeletal muscle
replacement therapy
weight gain