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Association of Tooth Loss With Development of Swallowing Problems in Community-Dwelling Independent Elderly Population: The Fujiwara-kyo Study

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 70; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/gerona/glv116

ISSN

1758-535X

Autores

Nozomi Okamoto, Masayuki Morikawa, Motokazu Yanagi, Nobuko Amano, Kimiko Tomioka, Kan Hazaki, Akihiro Harano, Norio Kurumatani,

Tópico(s)

Dental Health and Care Utilization

Resumo

Background:Tooth loss induces changes to the anatomy of the oral cavity. We hypothesized that tooth loss may disturb smooth swallowing in healthy elderly people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of tooth loss on the development of swallowing problems in an independent elderly population.

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