Relationship between dentition, anthropometric measurements, and metabolic syndrome in the elderly

• Main Authors: Rejane Eliete Luz PEDRO (Author), Érica BUGONE (Author), Letícia Copatti DOGENSKI (Author), Moisés Zacarias CARDOSO (Author), Aline HÜBNER DA SILVA (Author), Maria Salete Sandini LINDEN (Author), João Paulo DE CARLI (Author), Eduardo José VALDEZ (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Tooth loss is a health disorder of the elderly population that may lead to masticatory deficiency and nutritional risks, inducing the biochemical changes of metabolic syndrome (MS). Objective To verify the relationship among number of teeth, anthropometric measurements, and MS...