Does poor oral health status increase the risk of falls?: The JAGES Project Longitudinal Study.

Does poor oral health status increase the risk of falls?: The JAGES Project Longitudinal Study.

We sought to examine if self-reported oral health conditions regarding difficulty eating tough foods, dry mouth, choking, number of teeth and denture use are associated with incident falls. Our study was based on panel data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study conducted in 2010 and 2013 us...

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Main Authors: Yuki Mochida, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Shinya Fuchida, Jun Aida, Katsunori Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5794168?pdf=render

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