Removable Denture Wearing as a Risk Predictor for Pneumonia Incidence and Time to Event in Older Adults.

H AlzamilT T WuE van WijngaardenM MendozaH MalmstromK FiscellaDorota T Kopycka-KedzierawskiR J BillingsJin Xiao

Published in: JDR clinical and translational research (2021)

Wearing removable dentures was found to be a risk predictor of pneumonia incidence among older adults. Although the current study does not imply a causal relationship between denture wearing and pneumonia, clinicians and older patients could reference the study results when choosing dental prostheses to restore missing teeth.

Keyphrases

risk factors
physical activity
intensive care unit
community acquired pneumonia
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation