Association Between Tooth Loss, Receipt of Dental Care, and Functional Disability in an Elderly Japanese Population: The Tsurugaya Project.

Takamasa KomiyamaTakashi OhiYoshitada MiyoshiTakahisa MurakamiAkito TsuboiYasutake TomataIchiro TsujiMakoto WatanabeYoshinori Hattori

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2016)

Tooth loss was associated with greater risk of functional disability in community-dwelling elderly Japanese. Regular dental care might moderate the risk of functional disability in elderly individuals with missing teeth.

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