Large contribution of oral status for death among modifiable risk factors in older adults: the JAGES prospective cohort study.
Noriko NakazawaTaro KusamaUpul CoorayTakafumi YamamotoSakura KiuchiHazem AbbasTatsuo YamamotoKatsunori KondoKen OsakaJun AidaPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
In the older population, the HR and PAF of the number of teeth on mortality were sufficiently large compared with other modifiable risk factors, especially in men. Therefore, maintaining good oral status should be included more in global health policies.