Relationship between oral environment and frailty among older adults dwelling in a rural Japanese community: a cross-sectional observational study

BACKGROUND: Oral functions are known to decline with aging. However, there is limited evidence that supports the relationship between oral health and frailty. This study aimed to clarify the relationship between oral hygiene conditions, measured by remaining teeth and mucosa, and frailty among elder...

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Autores principales: Hasegawa, Yoko, Sakuramoto, Ayumi, Sugita, Hideyuki, Hasegawa, Kana, Horii, Nobuhide, Sawada, Takashi, Shinmura, Ken, Kishimoto, Hiromitsu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6343281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30669995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0714-8

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