Hakeem and colleagues
1
investigated the association between tooth loss, periodontal disease, and frailty
among community-dwelling older American adults. In their cross-sectional nationally
representative surveys, they found that oral health was associated with frailty according
to frailty index, and nutritional intake appeared to have a modest effect on the association.
As part of a larger study exploring nutritional and functional status,
2
we investigated the oral health of older residents in nursing homes and assisted
living facilities in Helsinki (FINORAL study). We aimed to explore whether there was
a similar association between frailty and tooth loss or periodontitis in the long-term
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Published online: June 16, 2021
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