The effect of prosthetic rehabilitation and simple dietary counseling on food intake and oral health related quality of life among the edentulous individuals: A randomized controlled trial.

Conclusions Simple dietary advice combined with complete denture treatment could improve food intake of edentulous patients. Clinical Significance: The present study suggests that brief dietary advice provided by dentists can improve food intake of edentulous elderly. This simply diet advice is much easier compared to customized forms, might enable normal dentists provide patients it. The result of this study broadens possibility of nutritional counseling in daily clinical practice.
Source: Journal of Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research