Influence of dental occlusion on physical fitness decline in a healthy Japanese elderly population

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-176

  Okuyama, Naoko ^a   Yamaga, Takayuki ^b   Yoshihara, Akihiro ^a   Nohno, Kaname ^a   Yoshitake, Yutaka ^c   Kimura, Yasuo ^d   Shimada, Mieko ^e   Nakagawa, Naoki ^f   Nishimuta, Mamoru ^e   Ohashi, Masaharu ^g   Miyazaki, Hideo ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

^d SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e CHIBA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^f Sanno University   (Japan)

^g NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dental occlusion in elderly; Eichner index; Longitudinal study; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79551592213     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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