Hyposalivation and 10 ‐year all‐cause mortality in an elderly Japanese population

ConclusionHyposalivation could be a marker for all‐cause mortality among older community‐dwelling Japanese men. Future studies investigating the association between SSFR and cause‐specific mortality are warranted.

Source: Gerodontology - December 1, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Masanori Iwasaki, Wenche S. Borgnakke, Akihiro Yoshihara, Kayoko Ito, Hiroshi Ogawa, Kaname Nohno, Misuzu Sato, Kumiko Minagawa, Toshihiro Ansai, Hideo Miyazaki Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research