Relationship Between Frailty and Oral Function in Community‐Dwelling Elderly Adults

2016309 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Yutaka Watanabe · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Hirohiko Hirano · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Hidenori Arai · National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Shiho Morishita · National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Yuki Ohara · Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Ayako Edahiro · Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Masaharu Murakami

Abstract

Age-related differences in oral function were found in older adults. Moreover, frail older individuals had significantly poorer oral function than prefrail and robust individuals. The risk of frailty was associated with lower occlusal force, masseter muscle thickness, and ODK rate.

Topics & Keywords

Dental Health and Care Utilization Nutrition and Health in Aging Frailty in Older Adults

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 65, Issue 1, pp. 66-76

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14355

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