Oral Health Symptoms and Cognitive Function Among US Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.

Darina V PetrovskyBei WuWeiyu MaoXinQi Dong

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2020)

Having teeth symptoms was associated with a decline in cognitive function among US Chinese older adults. Developing policy measures aimed at ameliorating health and improving cognition in this high-risk fast-growing population in the United States would need to include oral health preventive and dental care services. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:S532-S537, 2019.

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