Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Counting teeth, countering frailty: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sarah Paul, Neha Chauhan, Harsh Priya, Ritu Duggal, Bharathi M Purohit, Sasidharan Sivakumar
Published: 202610.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.103864
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the number of remaining teeth and frail and pre-frail status in the older adults. BACKGROUND: Frailty and the number of remaining teeth are significant concerns in aging populations. However, evidenc…
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