Measures of dynamic chewing function, rather than the number of teeth, are a better predictors of the elderly ’s ability to intake food and nutrients
Dietary intake is associated with occlusal force rather than number of teeth in 80-y-old Japanese. Inomata C, Ikebe K, Okubo H et al. J Dent Res 2016;2(2):187-97.
Source: The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice - Category: Dentistry Authors: Hee-Eun Kim, Baek-Il Kim Tags: Article Analysis & Evaluation Source Type: research