Relationship between dentition, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic syndrome in the elderly
Abstract Introduction Tooth loss is a health disorder of the elderly population that may lead to masticatory deficiency and nutritional risks, inducing the biochemical changes of metabolic syndrome (MS). Objective To verify the relationship among number of teeth, anthropometric measurements, and M...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
2019-09-01
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Series: | Revista de Odontologia da UNESP |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772019000100418&tlng=en |