Medical and cognitive correlates of denture wearing in older community-dwelling adults

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The association between the denture wearing, edentulism and the use of dental services, oral function limitations, and medical and cognitive status among the older adults are examined. Denture wearing and edentulism can be related to poor quality of life and risk for undiagnosed oral disease and a marker for other medical comorbidities.

Author: Weyant, Robert J., Ganguli, Mary, Pandav, Rajesh S., Plowman, Judith L.
Health aspects, Aged, Elderly, Causes of, Tooth diseases

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Predictors of nursing facility admission: a 12-year epidemiological study in the United States

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The predictors of institutionalization in a community-based cohort of older adults are examined. In the study, dementia emerged as the most potent factor for institutionalization.

Author: Ganguli, Mary, Dodge, Hiroko H., Bharucha, Ashok J., Pandav, Rajesh, Changyu Shen
Science & research, Research, Dementia, Institutional care

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Subjects list: United States, Geriatric research
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