Relationship between dentition, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic syndrome in the elderly

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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Main Authors: Rejane Eliete Luz PEDRO, Érica BUGONE, Letícia Copatti DOGENSKI, Moisés Zacarias CARDOSO, Aline HÜBNER DA SILVA, Maria Salete Sandini LINDEN, João Paulo DE CARLI, Eduardo José VALDEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2019-09-01
Series:Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
Subjects:
Epidemiological study
aging
oral health
anthropometry
metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-25772019000100418&tlng=en

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