Influence of dental treatment on physical performance in community-dwelling elderly persons

Gerodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Moriya, Shingo ^a   Tei, Kanchu ^b   Murata, Ayumi ^b   Sumi, Yasunori ^c   Inoue, Nobuo ^b   Miura, Hiroko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chewing ability; oral conditions; physical performance; the elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; POSTURAL BALANCE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 84861645405     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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