Associations among tooth loss, denture use, and dementia in older Taiwanese adults
This study found that having <20 natural teeth and not using dentures was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia in Taiwanese individuals aged 65 years or above.
Authors
- Li‐Jung Elizabeth Ku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-8439)
- Yu-Tsung Chou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-2230)
- Shang-Chi Lee
- Chung‐Yi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-8908)
- Arief Hargono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8978-9877)
- Yi‐Wen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-5251)
- Chang-Ta Chiu
- Wen-Hsuan Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-6298)
Institutions
- Asia University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- Universitas Airlangga (ID)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- An-Nan Hospital (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jcma.0000000000001171
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- National Health Research Institutes
- National Science and Technology Council