Oral function is associated with the body and muscle mass indices of middle‐aged dental patients

• Main Authors: Tomotaka Nishi (Author), Midori Ohta (Author), Tomofumi Takano (Author), Koichiro Ogami (Author), Takayuki Ueda (Author), Kaoru Sakurai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives Undernutrition is associated with frailty, one of the common reasons for seeking long‐term care. In older adults, nutritional status is known to be associated with oral function; however, it is not yet known if there is a similar association in middle‐aged adults. The present stu...