Relationship between tooth loss, nutritional status and consumption of macro and micronutrients in elderly people from southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Mariele Andrade do Nascimento (Author), Valéria Campos Mariano Francelino (Author), Ilma Carla de Souza Porcelli (Author), Márjori Fritola Yokoyama (Author), Regina Célia Poli-Frederico (Author), Marina de Lourdes Calvo Fracasso (Author), Rejane Dias das Neves-Souza (Author), Sandra Mara Maciel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Maintaining a functional natural dentition plays an important role in keeping a satisfactory nutritional status. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between oral health conditions determined by the presence of edentulism and the number of missing teeth, nutritional status and cons...