Relationship between occlusal force and psychological frailty in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: the Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians Investigation with Centenarians study - Akema S, Mameno T, Nakagawa T, Inagaki H, Fukutake M, Hatta K, Murotani Y, Tsujioka Y, Hagino H, Higashi K, Takahashi T, Wada M, Maeda Y, Gondo Y, Kamide K, Kabayama M, Ishizaki T, Masui Y, Ogata S, Ikebe K.

BACKGROUND: Frailty increases the risk of negative health-related events, such as falls, disability, hospitalizations, and death. Although the association between oral health and physical frailty is well established, the relationship between oral health an...
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