Edentulism and all-cause mortality among Brazilian older adults: 11-years follow-up

• Main Authors: Eduardo José Pereira OLIVEIRA (Author), Luciana Correia ALVES (Author), Jair Licio Ferreira SANTOS (Author), Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira DUARTE (Author), Fabíola BOF DE ANDRADE (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract We assessed the association between edentulism and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older adults from São Paulo, Brazil, from 2006 to 2017. This prospective cohort study used data from the Health, Well-being and Aging Study (SABE, Portuguese acronym). Edentulism was evaluated b...