General health, healthcare costs and dental care use of elderly with a natural dentition, implant-retained overdenture or conventional denture: an 8-year cohort of Dutch elderly (aged 75 and over)
Cross-sectional studies have shown that elderly with a natural dentition have better general health than edentulous elderly, but this has not been confirmed in studies with longitudinal design.
Source: BMC Geriatrics - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mieke H. Bakker, Arjan Vissink, Gerry M. Raghoebar, Lilian L. Peters and Anita Visser Tags: Research Source Type: research