Association between number of teeth, dental prostheses, and self-reported dysphagia in brazilian old people: a population-based study
Marina de Macedo Aquino,
Rafaela Soares Rech,
Alexandre Baumgarten
et al.
Abstract:Purpose To investigate the association between the number of permanent teeth and the use of removable dental prostheses with self-reported dysphagia occurrence in individuals aged 60 years or older. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 5,432 old individuals who participated in the baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Elderly Health (ELSI-Brazil). The outcome "dysphagia" was associated with the number of permanent teeth and the use of removable dental prostheses. Socio… Show more
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