Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan

Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan

Abstract Background Very few studies have examined the relationship of oral health with physical functioning and frailty in the oldest old (> 85 years). We examined the association of poor oral health with markers of disability, physical function and frailty in studies of oldest old in England an...

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Main Authors: Viviana Albani, Kensuke Nishio, Tomoka Ito, Eftychia Kotronia, Paula Moynihan, Louise Robinson, Barbara Hanratty, Andrew Kingston, Yukiko Abe, Michiyo Takayama, Toshimitsu Iinuma, Yasumichi Arai, Sheena E. Ramsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Frailty
Oldest old
Oral health
Mobility
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02081-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02081-5

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