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Association between the number of remaining teeth and disability-free life expectancy, and the impact of oral self-care in older Japanese adults: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Tooth loss has been reportedly associated with shorter disability-free life expectancy (DFLE). However, no study has explored whether oral self-care offsets reduction in DFLE. The present study aimed to assess the association between oral self-care and DFLE in older individuals with toot...

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Autores principales: Yamato, Maya, Matsuyama, Sanae, Murakami, Yoshitaka, Aida, Jun, Lu, Yukai, Sugawara, Yumi, Tsuji, Ichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9590145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36280835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03541-2